Boston Globe business editor Mark Pothier displays what he doesn’t know about skin cancer. Continue reading Myth: There is an epidemic of melanoma among teenage girls
Category: Tanning
NO… sunbathing is not behind the rise in melanoma rates
Rather than parroting anti-tanning talking points, here’s a ray of light the Richmond Times-Dispatch can catch. Continue reading NO… sunbathing is not behind the rise in melanoma rates
Massive Decline in Malignant Melanoma, says Cancer Research UK
This could be due to increased diagnoses and treatment of benign lesions as Stage 1 melanomas — the 5-year survival rate of which is 92-97%.
The Austrian Tribune reports: Continue reading Massive Decline in Malignant Melanoma, says Cancer Research UK
Sunburn Freakout: ‘Parents who let their children get badly sunburned should be referred to social services for neglect, say campaigners’
Wow… while parents should do what they can so their children don’t burn (it hurts!), calling the cops is simply nuts. Scaring the public about about skin cancer from sunburn is fear-mongering. Continue reading Sunburn Freakout: ‘Parents who let their children get badly sunburned should be referred to social services for neglect, say campaigners’
Psychiatrist Ablow: Don’t blame tanning beds for anything
Dr. Keith Ablow writes at FOXnews.com: Continue reading Psychiatrist Ablow: Don’t blame tanning beds for anything
Exposing the myths of ‘5 tanning myths exposed’
The USA Weekend article is below. Our comments in [bold brackets]. Continue reading Exposing the myths of ‘5 tanning myths exposed’
Claim: Tanning might be an addiction
You mean like nannying? Continue reading Claim: Tanning might be an addiction
NO… there is no link between indoor tanning and melanoma
KTHV-TV (Little Rock) reports: Continue reading NO… there is no link between indoor tanning and melanoma
Unhinged: Mayo Clinic dermatologist says getting sun like ‘asking how much cyanide you want in your breakfast cereal’
The New York Times Well blog allows a woman with skin cancer to run wild against tanning. We take her post apart. Note the nutty quote from the Mayo Clinic dermatologist. Continue reading Unhinged: Mayo Clinic dermatologist says getting sun like ‘asking how much cyanide you want in your breakfast cereal’
No Peter Orszag… young white women are NOT ‘killing themselves’ by tanning
This Peter Orszag screed against tanning was debunked yesterday but we overlooked the headline, which ran again in today’s Miami Herald. Continue reading No Peter Orszag… young white women are NOT ‘killing themselves’ by tanning
Who’s got more common sense on tanning: Gwyneth Paltrow or Ohio dermatologist Dr. Louis Barich?
Tanning Nanny: Investment banker, ex-Obama official Peter Orszag attacks, misinforms on indoor tanning
Below is Orzag’s column. [My comments are in bold brackets.] Continue reading Tanning Nanny: Investment banker, ex-Obama official Peter Orszag attacks, misinforms on indoor tanning