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MaryAnn Gerber was featured on ABC News in a segment on skin cancer! Click here to see her fantastic interview!

Spring is here...

Spring has arrived, and with it, lots of exciting developments in the world of indoor tanning!

A FDA Advisory Panel convened in March to assess the risk of indoor tanning lamps and make recommendations to the FDA. To read more about the Panel and recommendations made, visit this WebMD article.

Also, with the passage of the healthcare reform bill in March, a 10% tax on indoor tanning beds (using UV light) was passed. Spray-on tanning will not be taxed. Visit CNN Money.com for more information!

Tanning Beds Sound Cancer Alarm

Tanning Beds Sound Cancer Alarm

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MaryAnn was interviewed by Good Morning America! Click on the link above to watch the segment about tanning and the new research released yesterday.

New study shows tanning beds can be deadly

Check out this MSN article about a recent study published in Lancet Oncology about the cancer risk associated with all types of ultraviolet light. The study found that a person's risk of cancer increases by 75% when they use tanning beds before the age of 30.

Click here to read the article on MSN.

MaryAnn's Story

At the age of 24 I was diagnosed with an early level stage IV melanoma. It was a small mole that I had taken off on my left cheek. I had to go through two surgeries to remove the melanoma as well as all the lymph nodes out of the left side of my neck. I’ve also had another mole removed off my lower back because it was a stage I melanoma. I was told that the reason I had melanoma was because I went tanning in a tanning booth. I want people to know the dangers of tanning and the risks involved with over exposure to the sun.

Please, if you know anyone who is tanning or wants to tan, let them know that there are risks and to either please stop tanning or to never start.

Do you know what the most common cancer is?

Skin cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the U.S.

Do you know the facts about skin cancer in Utah? Check out this fact sheet about skin cancer in Utah from the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

Also included on the fact sheet is the story of MaryAnn Gerber who is now a member of UCAN after fighting her own battle with melanoma.

Tanning Beds Worse than Sun

UCAN's MaryAnn Gerber did an interview with Lana Groves from the Deseret News. MayAnn was a frequent tanner in her early twenties. At the age of 24, she was diagnosed with skin cancer--melanoma, to be exact--and her life was changed forever.

Click here to read about her story and learn more about the dangers of tanning.