Be sun safety savvy: Facts vs. fiction
Is your family gearing up for a season of sun, surf and sand? Before hitting the beach this summer it’s important to remember that protecting…
Prevent Cancer applauds FDA stricter regulations for tanning beds proposal
The Prevent Cancer Foundation applauds the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) proposed changes to its regulation of tanning devices, including a strong recommendation against…
Fun in the sun! Utah provides soccer leagues with sun safety education
Kristi Wilcoxson-Smith of the Utah Department of Health’s Cancer Control Program shares news about their Prevent Cancer Foundation funded grant project, “Play it Sun Safe,…
The global fight to stop teens’ indoor tanning, reduce skin cancer deaths
Governments around the world are banning the use of tanning beds for those younger than 18 in a move to protect children and young adults…
Take caution redheads: Study shows skin cancer risks even without the sun
Medical experts have long claimed that redheads were at a greater risk for skin cancer than other skin types. Their fair skin is thought to…
Tanning Beds Cause Alarming Number of Skin Cancer Cases in the U.S.
A study conducted at UC San Francisco discovered indoor tanning is responsible each year for over 170,000 cases of non-melanoma skin cancer, the most commonly…
Tanning Beds Directly Correlate to Skin Cancer
A major European study by the International Prevention Research Institute in France recently found extremely high rates of melanoma in young users of indoor tanning…
Teens Banned from New York Tanning Beds
New York’s Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed a law on July 16 prohibiting the use of indoor tanning beds by children ages 16 and younger….
An iPhone App for Skin Cancer Screening
A new free app developed at the University of Michigan allows users to use their phone’s camera to detect early signs of skin cancer. UMSkinCheck…
Make Sun Safety a Priority Early in Life
Sun safety is a standard that needs to be developed at an early age in order to reduce the risk for skin cancer. Most parents…
