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Just in case you needed another reason to stay away from the tanning bed: the International Agency for Research on Cancer (part of the World Health Organization) has confirmed that they cause cancer—and, in fact, classified them with arsenic, mustard gas, hepatitis B, and tobacco in the top cancer risk category. Not convinced? They also released research that shows that you're 75 percent more likely to get skin cancer if you use tanning beds before you're 30. Will this information keep you from hitting the tanning bed? Read More »
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About a month ago, I was diagnosed with Stage 1 Melanoma. Within 24 hours of the diagnosis, I was prepped and ready for surgery - the doctor ended up taking an approximately 8cm diameter's worth of tissue from around my right shoulder blade. That was about 6 weeks ago (and I… Read More »
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I just read about a 19-year-old girl who had to have 30 operations to remove cancerous moles. Why? Because she was hitting up the tanning bed for hours a day!
I know plenty of people who don't think they have to worry about cancer or wrinkles until they're older, but this story proves that's not true. And while I secretly hope for a study saying tanning is actually good for you (especially when I look down at my winter-white legs), I know that sun = skin damage, period.
But what's a pale girl or guy to do? Actually, plenty. There are tons of spray tan booths, self-tanners (like these) and amazing bronzers that make it super easy to get a safe glow. Applying them isn't totally fool-proof though, so check out these tips:
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As an amazingly pale woman with an amazingly pale family I found this particularly interesting. Then add the fact that she is running for vice president with a man who has survived four bouts of melanoma (skin cancer) and this looks even worse. Read More »
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Back in July, I bloggedabout John McCain's bouts of melanoma, the potentially deadly form of skin cancer, and applauded his recent skin-cancer screening. But in light of McCain's history of skin cancer, this tidbit that...
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A handful of my Caucasian girlfriends are so bronze that you second guess their ethnicity. Not only are they brown, they're strange shades of orange, brown, pink, in some cases polka dotted (when that self-tanning spray goes astray!) In the winter time, they're in a tanning bed once or twice... Read More »
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