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Easy access to insta-tans, doctors say, may be contributing to a frightening spike in skin-cancer rates among the young. The incidence of melanoma, the most lethal form of skin cancer, has doubled in the U.S. since 1975 among women ages 15 to 29. This year 2,050 of them are expected to be diagnosed with the malignancy. "Skin cancer used to be something old people got," says Dr. James Spencer, a clinical professor of dermatology at New York City's Mount Sinai School of Medicine. "Not a month goes by that I don't see somebody in their...
...reason tanning is so seductive, according to dermatologist Richard Wagner, an author of the study, is that it gives many people an improved body image, despite the fact that they are placing themselves at high risk for skin cancer, including often lethal melanoma. There may be a physical side to the addiction too. Sunlight interacts with the skin to produce endorphins, natural opiates that send the brain a message of well-being...
Curcumin, best known for lending turmeric and curry powder their yellow hue, may also fend off disease, according to a study in Cancer. In lab tests at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, curcumin inhibited the growth of melanoma cells and caused tumor cells to self-destruct...
DIED. VERNE MEISNER, 66, Wisconsin's polka king, known for his melodic Slovenian, or Cleveland-style, sound; of melanoma; in Milwaukee. In the Badger State, where polka is the official dance, Meisner started performing at age 11, gaining fans at taverns and festivals with a boost from a local disc jockey, Fritz the Plumber. Meisner recorded dozens of albums and wrote 60 songs, including the hit Memories of Vienna...
Charging $95 to $200 per ticket, the event raised $15,000 to benefit several small nonprofit organizations that support disadvantaged children and fund melanoma research...