Health
What you need to know about sunburns and tanning
(AP) -- Roughly half of young adults under 30 say they've had a sunburn in the past year. Not a big deal?
May 10, 2012
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CDC: Young adults ignoring skin-cancer warnings
(AP) -- The warnings about skin cancer from too much sun don't seem to be getting through.
May 10, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Skin cancer increasingly common in teens and young adults
(Medical Xpress) -- With summer just around the corner, pediatricians at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center are sounding the alarm on a disturbing trend: A growing number of teenagers and young adults diagnosed with skin ...
May 7, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Study finds dramatic rise in skin cancer in young adults
Even as the rates of some cancers are falling, Mayo Clinic is seeing an alarming trend: the dramatic rise of skin cancer, especially among people under 40. According to a study by Mayo Clinic researchers published in the ...
Apr 2, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Dose-Response link between tanning bed use, skin cancer
(HealthDay) -- Use of tanning beds, especially in high school and college, is associated with an increased risk of skin cancer, according to a study published online Feb. 27 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Feb 28, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Resist temptation to tan, despite winter doldrums
(Medical Xpress) -- Don’t let winter’s lack of sunshine lure you into a tanning bed.
Dec 30, 2011
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Oncology & Cancer
Increased tanning bed use increases risk for deadly skin cancers
Researchers confirmed an association between tanning bed use and an increased risk for three common skin cancers — basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma, according to results presented at the 10th ...
Oct 24, 2011
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Health
California bans under-age tanning, public guns
California governor Jerry Brown won praise Monday for banning under 18s from using tanning beds, the first US state to do so to protect minors from increased skin cancer risks.
Oct 10, 2011
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Oncology & Cancer
Tanning beds could provide a greater risk than originally thought: new study
(Medical Xpress) -- A new study published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology has found that, despite previous information, the UVA radiation used in tanning beds may cause more damage to the skin that was originally ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Tanning bed users exhibit brain changes and behavior similar to addicts
People who frequently use tanning beds may be spurred by an addictive neurological reward-and-reinforcement trigger, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found in a pilot study.
Aug 10, 2011
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