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    Sep 28, 2012 |Story| WPMT-LTV

  1. Dallastown Teen Looks to his Community to Help Pay for a Life Changing Surgery

    A Dallastown teen who was born with a rare condition is looking to his community for help.&nbsp; Bailey May&rsquo;s family is holding a benefit Saturday, September 29<sup>th</sup> beginning at 12 noon at Tailgaters in York Township.&nbsp; May was born with Congenital Melanocytic Nevus. It is a rare condition that affects one in half a million newborns.&nbsp; One of legs, from the knee down, is covered with a mole.&nbsp; If the mole is not treated, Bailey could develop skin cancer.&nbsp; A surgery to remove the majority of the mole is scheduled. &nbsp;However, Bailey&rsquo;s family doesn&rsquo;t have the more than $15,000 needed to pay for the portion that is not covered by insurance.&nbsp; In addition to the cost of the surgery, Bailey&rsquo;s family must also have money for plane tickets as the surgery is being performed in Chicago, as well as money to stay in a hotel for 10 days and funding for food.
    A Dallastown teen who was born with a rare condition is looking to his community for help.  Bailey May’s family is holding a benefit Saturday, September 29th beginning at 12 noon at Tailgaters in York Township.  May was born with Congenital...

    Tags: Skin Cancer

    2. Jun 28, 2012 | Orlando Sentinel

  2. Two Orange schools to get playground sunshades years late

    Sentinel School Zone - Orlando Sentinel
    It has taken several years and the collective wisdom of several legal minds, but playground sunshades won by two Orange County elementary schools are finally set to be installed this summer. More than two years ago, Sophie Lamarche, then a fifth-grader at...
    3. Aug 8, 2012 |Story| Tribune Media Services

  3. A lifetime in the sun? You can still cut your risk

    Premium Health News Service
    Have you had a bit too much sun for your own good? Decades of boating, fishing, hiking, golfing, and just plain drowsing on the deck contribute to your lifetime exposure and risk of developing skin cancer. But there are simple steps you can take now to...

    Tags: Sun-Damaged Skin, Harvard Medical School, Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer, American Cancer Society, Skin Cancer

    4. Jul 4, 2012 |Story| Tribune Media Services

  4. The Kid's Doctor: Monitor moles in children

    Premium Health News Service
    http://www.kidsdr.com Everybody gets moles, even people who use sunscreen routinely. Moles can appear on any area of the body, from the scalp to the face, chest, arms, legs, groin, even between fingers and toes and on the bottom of the feet. Not all...

    Tags: Cancer, Freckles (complexion), Sunburn, Skin Cancer

    5. May 25, 2012 |Story| Aberdeen News

  5. Be sun savvy this summer

    FARGO, N.D. - Recently we packed away our winter hats, boots and scarves to prepare for summer. I decided we needed to pull out some floppy-brimmed hats, along with our gardening tools, mower, balls and bats. On the nutrition and health side, exposure...

    Tags: Lettuce, Bones and Joints, Cheddar Cheese, Skin Cancer, Food and Drug Administration

    6. Jun 12, 2012 |Story| AM News

  6. Ephraim McDowell Health offering free skin cancer screenings

    Ephraim McDowell Health is offering free skin cancer screenings. Screenings are available in Danville, Mackville, Lancaster and Stanford and are scheduled as follows:
    Ephraim McDowell Health is offering free skin cancer screenings. Screenings are available in Danville, Mackville, Lancaster and Stanford and are scheduled as follows: June 26 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Gilcher Building in Danville (located behind...

    Tags: Basal Cell Carcinoma, Dermatologists, Cancer, Dermatology, Skin Cancer

    7. Aug 24, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. That unhealthy glow

    Tanning was as much a part of Lindsay Walsh's teenage social life as talking on the phone.
    Tanning was as much a part of Lindsay Walsh's teenage social life as talking on the phone. Two or three times a week — more for special occasions — she and her friends would hit the salons, beckoned by their posters of bronzed, beautiful...

    Tags: Health Organizations, Colleges and Universities, Lymphatic System, MRI (imaging), Diseases and Illnesses

    8. May 10, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune - Hold from Perfect Market

  8. Toxic roulette

    By the early 2000s, the flame retardant known as penta had become a villain.
    By the early 2000s, the flame retardant known as penta had become a villain. Packed by the pound into couches and other furniture, the chemical was turning up in the blood of babies and in breast milk around the world. The European Union voted to ban...

    Tags: National Government, Consumers, European Union, Colleges and Universities, Health and Safety at Work

    9. May 1, 2012 |Story| KSWB-LTV

  9. FDA blocks misleading sunscreens

    POWAY, Calif. -- New rules for sunscreen labeling drafted by the Federal Drug Administration in 2011 will take effect this summer. &nbsp;
    Fox 5 San Diego Anchor/Reporter
    POWAY, Calif. -- New rules for sunscreen labeling drafted by the Federal Drug Administration in 2011 will take effect this summer.   "It's good because they're trying to make order before there was no order. The FDA is also giving the consumer some...

    Tags: Immune System, Sun-Damaged Skin, Vitamin E, Skin Cancer, Food and Drug Administration

    10. May 1, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. Ravens Coach Cam Cameron speaks out against skin cancer

    Baltimore Ravens Offensive Coordinator <a href="http://www.baltimoreravens.com/People/Coaches/Cam_Cameron.aspx" target="_blank" >Cam Cameron</a> was a young coach at the University of Michigan when his then head coach Bo Schembechler noticed a spot on his back.
    Baltimore Ravens Offensive Coordinator Cam Cameron was a young coach at the University of Michigan when his then head coach Bo Schembechler noticed a spot on his back. The spot turned out to be a malignant mole and Cameron was diagnosed with stage 2...

    Tags: Cam Cameron, Cancer, Civil and Public Service, Government, Politics

    11. Apr 30, 2012 |Story| Imperial Valley Press Online

  11. Our View: Sunshine raises risk of deadliest skin cancer

    It’s said over and over again: “There is no cure for cancer.” While that is true for the most part, when it comes to melanoma, if caught and treated in its earliest stages, it is often curable. Today starts Melanoma Awareness Month,...

    Tags: Sun-Damaged Skin, Cancer, Skin Damage, Sunburn, Skin Cancer

    12. Feb 12, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. 10 things you might not know about skin color

    1 Melanin, the pigment that gives color to skin (and eyes) is produced in cells called melanocytes. Every person has about the same number of these cells, regardless of race, but those with darker skin have larger cells that produce more pigment. Melanin not only colors the skin but also protects it from the sun's harmful ultraviolet rays.
    1 Melanin, the pigment that gives color to skin (and eyes) is produced in cells called melanocytes. Every person has about the same number of these cells, regardless of race, but those with darker skin have larger cells that produce more pigment....

    Tags: Cindy Crawford, The Simpsons (tv program), Martin Luther King Jr., Jack London, Zora Neale Hurston

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