Tanning Beds Cause 170,000 Skin Cancers In USA Annually

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Main Category: Melanoma / Skin Cancer
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Article Date: 03 Oct 2012 - 10:00 PDT



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Tanning Beds Linked to Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer

Indoor tanning beds can cause non-melanoma skin cancer - and the risk is greater the earlier one starts tanning, according to a new analysis led by UCSF.

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N.Y. bans indoor tanning for 17 younger

New York's Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, a Democrat, signed a law prohibiting the use of indoor tanning devices by children age 17 and under.

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Understanding The Link Between Indoor Tanning And Skin Cancer

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Article Date: 20 Aug 2012 - 10:00 PDT



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Indoor Tanning Causes Common Skin Cancers, Study Finds

Indoor tanning, already associated with an increased risk for the deadliest type of skin cancer, appears to increase the likelihood for other skin cancers as well.

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Tanning beds' toll: At least 170,000 skin cancers a year

At least 170,000 cases of skin cancer each year are linked to indoor tanning, according to an analysis published online Tuesday in the British medical journal BMJ.

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More Evidence for Increased Skin Cancer Risk with Indoor Tanning

Exposure to ultraviolet radiation through indoor tanning devices is associated with increased risk for nonmelanoma skin cancer, according to a meta-analysis in BMJ .

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Things To Look For With Skin Cancer

The other day, I was taken by the hair coloring of a clerk at the local store. I commented on how beautiful it was, with the dark base and the natural-looking streaks, as if the sun had touched her alone; and we began a conversation of how when we were younger we would not have to use any hair dyes: we just sprayed SunIn on our hair and laid out in the sun for an hour or two.

This of course led us to discussing the near impossibility of doing that now, as we have blasted the ozone layer(s) so hard we have created a direct line between us and the harsher (more deadly) rays of the sun (and no, SunIn is a pump spray, not an aerosol, so we didn't have to go there with culpability and irony and all). But you probably didn't come here to read regarding hair coloring techniques that are sun-free or chemical free, for that matter at least not specifically. You came looking for information on the different types of skin cancer.

The speculation and theory does hold some evidence against chemicals in a-hem-health and beauty products; and it does point to the sun's 'damaging rays' as a possible cause, etc., but here, since we aren't medical professionals, specialist, or experts, the info on the types of skin cancer is going to be basic and absent of finger-pointing, if you will:

There are three types of skin cancer: Basal Cell Carcinoma (a.k.a. non-melanoma skin cancer); Squamous Cell Carcinoma; and Melanoma. Melanoma (also, Cutaneous Melanoma, Malignant Melanoma) - Cancer cells are growing in the melanocytes, the cells that are responsible for skin pigmentation. According to University of Maryland medicine and other experts, of all of the types of skin cancer, Melanoma is 'the rarest and the most virulent.' It is typically found in people with fair skin, light hair, and/or light eyes, even even however it is possible in others with different complexions, and as the experts above also assert, does not exempt those with dark brown or black skin. Identifiable symptoms include, most commonly, a mole changing color, size, shape, or state (starts oozing or bleeding), or a mole that UMM notes 'feels itchy, hard, lumpy, swollen, or tender to the touch.' Squamous Cell Carcinoma-Also called non-melanoma skin cancer, Squamous Cell Carcinoma usually begins as a red-looking, scaly patch or patches of skin, or can appear as nodules.

Of the three types of skin cancer, Squamous, affecting Caucasians, usually fair-complected, is the second most common and shows up, typically, on the ears (ear-rims), face, lips, and mouth. Basal Cell Carcinoma - The second of the types of skin cancer, Basal Cell Cancer, typically starts as a 'small, fleshy bump or nodule,' most commonly found on the head, neck, and/or hands. Of the three types of skin cancer, Basal Cell Carcinoma, which is typically found in Caucasians, say those at UMM, make up 'more than 90 percent in the U.S.. My mother had the second most common of the types of skin cancer, on her lip, and while we at first teased her that it was herpes, she was smart enough to know it was a 'sun blister' and quick enough to catch it by going to a specialist.

That's the good news, to give you hope when you bemoan the loss of days picnicking, swimming, and 'bathing' under the magnificent sun.