Skin doctors urge under-18 ban on tanning beds
Wednesday, July 29, 2015
By: Associated Press
BOSTON — Dermatologists who treat skin cancer patients urged state lawmakers on Tuesday to approve a bill that would bar anyone under age 18 from using tanning beds, but salon owners accused critics of overstating the risks.
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Hingham High students take no tanning pledge before prom
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With prom season in full swing this month, upper classmen at Hingham High School have been primping and prepping in all the usual ways — from choosing attire and making the necessary salon appointments to ordering corsages and limos. But one thing they are not doing this year is tanning.
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Childrens' Melanoma Prevention Foundation promoted skin cancer awareness day, "Don't Fry Day," with the publication of its newest book on sun safety, Danger at Graves Light, as well as a flood of educational fliers, and a high school senior project on anti-indoor tanning.
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When summer heats up and the sun is intense, the beach is a prime spot for a family outing. But perfect beach weather has its dangers. Maryellen Maguire-Eisen of the Children's Melanoma Protection Foundation offers these tips for protecting your children from the sun this summer:
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Wednesday, July 29, 2015
By: Associated Press
BOSTON — Dermatologists who treat skin cancer patients urged state lawmakers on Tuesday to approve a bill that would bar anyone under age 18 from using tanning beds, but salon owners accused critics of overstating the risks.
Current Massachusetts law allows 14- to 17-year-olds to visit tanning salons with written consent from a parent or legal guardian. Children under 14 can only use a tanning bed if accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Doctors who testified before the Legislature's Public Health Committee said they had seen a sharp rise in the number of young people diagnosed with melanoma — the deadliest form of skin cancer — and cited what they believed was a clear link to the increased use of sunbeds since they first became popular in the 1970s.
"The words, 'you have cancer' are never easy to tell a patient," said Dr. Jennifer Lin of Boston's Dana Farber Cancer Institute. "It's especially difficult if the patient hasn't finished college yet." The institute sees 10 to 20 new cases of melanoma each week, said Lin, a number that corresponds with the 65,000 new cases nationwide and 9,000 deaths each year, resulting in $1.6 billion in health care costs. Tanning beds emit ultraviolet rays 10 to 15 times stronger than the midday sun, Lin testified.
Salon owners insisted tanning beds are safe if used responsibly in professional settings."Suntanning in moderation, without sunburn, actually has many positive effects on the body," said Glen Asaro, who operates Sunbanque salons in Gloucester and Beverly and argued before the panel that current parental consent laws were sufficient.
"I don't feel it is the government's job to take away a parent's responsibilities and rights when it comes to making a decision about letting their teenagers use sunbeds at a professional salon," he testified.
Asaro said he would lose about 10 percent of his business if the under-18 ban was approved.
Joseph Levy, scientific adviser to the American Suntanning Association, warned that a ban would have the unintended consequence of driving many teens to use unlicensed tanning devices without professional operators.
But supporters of the bill said the current rules weren't strong enough, claiming many adults were unaware of the potential harm of UV exposure to children and noting that mothers often accompany their teen daughters to the salons and tan with them.
Maryellen Maguire-Eisen, an oncology nurse and executive director of the Children's Melanoma Prevention Foundation, recalled that during a visit to a school to discuss skin cancer protection, a teen asked her why you had to be 18 to get a tattoo but only 16 to go tanning. "If this was really dangerous, we wouldn't be allowed to do it," she quoted the student as saying about tanning salons.
According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, New Hampshire, Vermont, eight other states and the District of Columbia ban indoor tanning for those under 18.
WABC New York
Dateline: August 24, 2007
Maryellen Maguire-Eisen and Karrie Fairbrother (Dermatology Nurses Association) join Michelle Charlesworth, ABC News Anchor and skin cancer survivor, to discuss sun damage and sun protection.
To view: YouTube
Wicked Local Hingham, on May 22, 2013
With prom season in full swing this month, upper classmen at Hingham High School have been primping and prepping in all the usual ways — from choosing attire and making the necessary salon appointments to ordering corsages and limos. But one thing they are not doing this year is tanning.
Read Article
Boston Magazine Blog, By Hannah Lott-Schwartz posted, on August 17, 2012
Burn Notice: How the sun can damage your health
Read Article
The Hingham Journal, May 26, 2011
Hingham High senior, Catherine Chittick, works with foundation to conduct a multi-faceted project on the hazards of indoor tanning.
Read Article
Fulltime Families, June 11, 2011, Issue 14
Sunscreen is the most popular form of protection from ultraviolet rays but most Americans use it improperly. CMPF executive director, Maryellen Maguire-Eisen writes about the selection and use of sunscreen for maximum effectiveness.
Read Article
The Hingham Journal, May 18, 2011, Section: Health, Edition: Web
Childrens' Melanoma Prevention Foundation promoted skin cancer awareness day, "Don't Fry Day," with the publication of its newest book on sun safety, Danger at Graves Light, as well as a flood of educational fliers, and a high school senior project on anti-indoor tanning.
Read Article
Boston.com, Your Town, Sep 25, 2010
Friends and colleagues came together Saturday night at Derby Academy in Hingham to bring awareness to skin cancer and to honor Dr. Marie-France Demierre, a member of the Children's Melanoma Prevention Foundation who recently passed away. The fund-raiser, auction, and tribute also featured the Neponset Valley Philharmonic Orchestra, a "training" orchestra consisting of professional musicians under the age of 35...
Read Article
Wicked Local Hingham, Sep 16, 2010
Showtime's new critically acclaimed dramatic TV series "The Big C" revolves around a woman coping with a devastating cancer diagnosis. She learns from her dermatologist that her kind of cancer - melanoma - is aggressive and fatal in the late stages of the disease.
Read Article
Hingham Journal, April 2009
Maryellen Maguire-Eisen recognized for teaching children sun safety.
Patriot Ledger, July 21, 2008
When summer heats up and the sun is intense, the beach is a prime spot for a family outing. But perfect beach weather has its dangers. Maryellen Maguire-Eisen of the Children's Melanoma Protection Foundation offers these tips for protecting your children from the sun this summer:
Read Article
Norwell Mariner, June 28, 2006
Charles David Salon event brings in funds for kids at South Shore Hospital...
Read Article
Hingham Journal, July 14, 2005
To help reduce the incidence of skin cancer in the area, Hingham Institute for Savings provided a generous grant to the Sun Protection Foundation to teach sun protection education on the South Shore......
Read Article
Boston Globe, April 3, 2005
Nurse Maryellen Maguire-Eisen started the Sun Protection Foundation to make people aware of the danges of the sun and skin cancer...
Read Article
Rockland Mariner, September 24, 2004
Summer may be over, but Rockland students learned this week the damage the sun can do is a year round concern. On Tuesday, Maryellen Maguire-Eisen and Rob Gilman, a meteorologist for the Patriot Leger and WATD, talked to 3rd and 4th graders...
Read Article
Patriot Ledger, July 18, 2004
If you think your passport or driver's license photo doesn't do you justice, wait until you visit registered nurse Maryellen Maguire-Eisen's nook at the Sidewalk Festival in Quincy. She takes photos of festival-goers using and ultraviolet reflectance camera that reveals the extent of skin damage caused by exposure to the sun...
Read Article
Boston Sunday Globe, May 27, 2007
As a child in Serbia, vacationing on sunny Adriatic beaches each summer, Michael Jovanovic never gave skin cancer a second thought. But now, at 80, he is concerned enough to get two suspicious growths checked...
Read Article
Dateline: Boston, MA April 16, 2009
Dr. Marie-Frace Demierre MD reviews the findings from a Quincy research study that explored the impact of specialized photographs on sunburn incidence.
To View: YouTube
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