Skin Cancer Foundation Archives

USA TODAY Tanning beds’ toll: At least 170,000 skin cancers a year

By Bill Couzens|2017-11-10T21:06:00-05:00October 7th, 2012|Chemo, Couzens, Indoor Tanning, Melanoma, Radiation, Tanning Beds|

For the story in USA TODAY CLICK HERE 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. Indoor tanners are 67% more likely to develop the more serious squamous-cell carcinomas compared with those who have never tanned indoors,

Harmful Rays

By Bill Couzens|2017-11-10T21:07:03-05:00July 17th, 2011|Uncategorized|

By Bill Couzens, Founder Less Cancer Tans are caused by harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun or tanning lamps, and if you’ve had one, you’ve sustained skin cell damage. The Skin Cancer Foundation tells us that a tan, whether you get it on the beach, in a bed, or through incidental exposure, is bad