Some stories are so powerful they need to be retold. This blog was written by Dr. Jessica Sparks Lilley, a pediatrician who learned the hard way that the risks of getting melanoma from using a tanning bed are real! Please do not use tanning beds. Please do not allow your children to use tanning beds. Help pass legislation to ban the use of tanning beds by minors.
Shade is the only ‘free’ method of sun protection. It may also be the most important as it is the only sun protection method humans have instinctively used since our creation. We seek shade when we are too hot. We seek shade when sunlight is too bright and bothers our eyes. We [...]
Its that time of year again – springtime and proms. Teenagers and tanning beds. Tanning salons across the country are giving freebie sessions to unsuspecting teenagers who hope to look ‘perfect’ for their junior and senior high school proms. What these teen don’t know is the real payment they will make for a [...]
Sadly, spring breaks are over and most college students are back at school, finishing papers, getting ready for exams or simply trying to hold on to that joyful, vacation feeling. Hopefully, during these past few weeks of relishing the warmth of the seasonal sun, students followed the five steps in SunAWARE to protect their skin. [...]
Parents – this is the season your daughter will most likely want to use a tanning bed. Pre-teen and teenage girls all over the country are tired of their winter skin. Valentine’s Day dances, proms and new friendships begin to inspire them and they flirt with the idea of getting a tan. The tanning bed [...]
Use of glass tinting, sunscreens, sunglasses, and sun protective gloves/sleeves helps to minimize UVR exposure while driving.
News reports say Australia will try “shock tactics” in effort to raise awareness of skin cancer.
Women age 40 and over appear to be at less risk for melanoma than men. Some researchers attribute this to hormonal changes.
Sunless tanning products may play a role as a health intervention strategy for the prevention of skin cancer.
Photoaging or photodamage is the result of overexposure to UVR. Here are symptoms.
