And we all thought tanning beds were a safe substitute to sunbathing! But in recent years, doctors saw a dramatic rise in the number of young people with skin cancer as the use of tanning beds increased, so scientists combined the results of 20 studies and found a scary trend:
The risk for skin cancer increases by 75 percent when people start using tanning beds before age 30. And the risk for skin and eye cancer from using tanning beds is so high that it is now classified into the top cancer risk category, alongside tobacco, arsenic, and mustard …read more

Inspired by Diabetes Notes’ "Putting a Face on Diabetes", I wanted to do the same and show how people with genetic disorders – rare or common – manage their condition and live their lives to the full.
I found a feature article about a teenager named Lizzie Tinney, living with Xeroderma Pigmentosa or XP. Lizzie is only 13 years old and yet she already had to undergo surgeries to remove skin cancer sores. Even while wearing protective clothing from head to tow, Lizzie still has to carry around a meter to measure how much UV light she receives.
"It’s …read more