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Utah officials warn of skin cancer as summer nears

Last updated Saturday, April 28, 2012 - 6:48am

SALT LAKE CITY -- Health officials are warning Utah residents to slather on the sunscreen and seek shade as summer nears to avoid potentially deadly skin cancer.

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Idaho dumps juvenile tanning bill

William L. Spence Lewiston Tribune

Last updated Friday, March 23, 2012 - 8:47am

BOISE, Idaho -- Concerns about industry regulation and usurping parental control scuttled legislation intended to reduce skin cancer rates in Idaho.

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Bill would restrict teens’ tanning salon use

Antone Clark Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, February 21, 2012 - 9:15pm

SALT LAKE CITY — A bill that would make it more difficult for a minor to patronize a tanning salon has cleared a key hurdle in the Senate.

The Senate voted 18-8 to move Senate Bill 41 to the third reading calendar. The bill requires parental consent each time a minor accesses a tanning salon.

Sponsored by Sen. Patricia Jones, D-Salt Lake City, the bill would place the potential risks of melanoma on parents.

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Report shows Sandy has Utah's highest cancer rates

Lynn DeBruin The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, November 29, 2011 - 5:21pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- Health officials say southeast Sandy has the state's highest rate of melanoma, breast and colorectal cancer cases.

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Brittney Chutka tans at Tanning Oasis in Layton in September 2006. A new 20-year survey shows that increased use of tanning beds increases the risk of deadly skin cancers. Utah has one of the highest skin cancer rates in the nation. (MATTHEW ARDEN HATFIELD/Standard-Examiner)

DARK HEALTH NEWS: 20-year survey links tanning booth use to skin cancer

Amina Khan Los Angeles Times

Last updated Wednesday, October 26, 2011 - 10:50pm

LOS ANGELES -- The more you use a tanning bed, the higher your risk of deadly skin cancers, according to research presented at an international cancer conference this week.

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Drink coffee to ward off skin cancer

Eryn Brown Los Angeles Times

Last updated Monday, October 24, 2011 - 5:23pm

Scientists reported Monday that drinking coffee was associated with decreased risk of a common and slow-growing form of skin cancer called basal cell carcinoma. It appears that caffeine may play a role, they said.

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California puts tanning beds off-limits for minors

David Siders The Sacramento Bee

Last updated Monday, October 10, 2011 - 9:12am

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Gov. Jerry Brown announced Sunday that he signed legislation prohibiting minors from using tanning beds,. The ban is the nation's first.

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