Topic: skin cancer prevention

Tanning Salons Prevent Sunburn, Say Tanning Salons In Missouri

Tanning Salons Prevent Sunburn, Say Tanning Salons In Missouri

If you’re planning a trip to Mexico in the dead of winter, you should hit up a tanning salon to put down a “base” so that you can lounge on the beach while on vacation without getting a sunburn–at least, that was the logic once used to use to justify exposing ourselves to harmful UV rays in indoor tanning beds. Now we know better, right? Wrong, according to a new study that says 80% of tanning salons in Missouri  spout this exact myth to their customers.
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Attention, Uninsured: This Awesome New App Helps You Assess Your Risk For Skin Cancer

Attention, Uninsured: This Awesome New App Helps You Assess Your Risk For Skin Cancer

An awesome new app is out from the University of Michigan, and guess what it can do? Help you assess your risk of skin cancer…for free! Maybe that doesn’t seem exclamation-point worthy to you, but I think UMSkinCheck is totally cool, not to mention useful. Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States; researchers estimate that one in five (hold up, I need more exclamation points. !!!!!!!!!) people will be diagnosed with skin cancer in their lifetime. This new skin cancer app is especially good for uninsured people, as it helps you assess your risk without having to go to a doctor for a check-up. More »