DermatologistsBlog.com eInterview with Anees B. Chagpar, MD, MSc, MPH, MA, FRCS(C), FACS Associate Professor, Department of SurgeryDirector, The Breast Center — Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New HavenAssistant Director for Diversity and Health Equity, Yale Comprehensive Cancer CenterProgram Director, Yale Interdisciplinary Breast FellowshipYale University School of Medicine New Haven, CT 06510 Email: anees.chagpar@yale.edu DermatologistsBlog.com: What are [...]
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Experts say use of sunbeds leads to more than 3000 cases of melanoma and nearly 800 deaths a year
Europe and say that “tougher actions” are needed Of 63,942 new cases of cutaneous melanoma (a form of skin cancer) diagnosed each year in Europe an estimated 3,438 (5.4%) are related to sunbed use. Sunbed users are at a 20% increased relative risk of skin cancer compared with those who have never used a sunbed. [...]
Posted by admin on July 25, 2012
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Dermatologists Break Tanning Misconceptions: There Is No Such Thing as a Safe Tan
ScienceDaily (July 23, 2012) — A new study conducted by GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) researchers Edward C. De Fabo, Ph.D., Frances P. Noonan, Ph.D., and Anastas Popratiloff, M.D., Ph.D., has been published in the journal Nature Communications. “This is the first time that UV-induced melanin formation (tanning), traditionally thought to protect [...]
Posted by admin on July 24, 2012
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Unfortunately, Prom Prep Often Includes Trip to Tanning Salon
Prom season is right around the corner and with that comes dress shopping and trips to the local tanning booths for many girls. Nearly 70 percent of tanning salon patrons are Caucasian girls and women, primarily ages 16-29 years. “Indoor tanning is a legitimate health problem among this population,” said Rebecca Tung, MD, director, Division [...]
Posted by admin on March 28, 2012
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American Academy of Dermatology Association Disappointed in Delayed Vote on Idaho Indoor Tanning Legislation
SCHAUMBURG, Ill., March 3, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ – The Idaho Dermatology Society (IDS) and the American Academy of Dermatology Association (AADA) are disappointed in the postponement of the vote by the Idaho House of Representatives on House Bill 486, which would ban the use of indoor tanning beds by minors under the age of 18. The vote was postponed due to [...]
Posted by admin on March 8, 2012
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AAD Commends California for Restrictive Indoor Tanning Law
SCHAUMBURG, Ill., Oct. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ – California Governor Edmund G. Brown signed a bill into law that will prohibit the use of indoor tanning devices for all Californians under the age of 18. “The American Academy of Dermatology Association applauds the state of California for being the first in the nation to prohibit the [...]
Posted by admin on October 12, 2011
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