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In July, 2009, the World Health Organization (WHO) added ultraviolet (UV) radiation from tanning machines to its list of the most dangerous cancer-causing radiation — a list that includes the radioactive element plutonium. Unfortunately, the health threat tanning machines pose is not reflected by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s classification of these devices. But you can join our campaign to help change this.
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The Maloney-King letter also highlighted the staggering statistics on skin cancer and melanoma in the general population, stating: “According to the American Academy of Dermatology, skin cancer is the most prevalent of all types of cancer; we know that more than one million Americans develop skin cancer every year. Malignant melanoma is the most deadly of all skin cancers. Nearly 60,000 Americans will develop melanoma annually and an estimated 8,000 Americans will die each year from melanoma. Melanoma is the sixth most common type of new cancer diagnosis in U.S. men and women. Furthermore, the mortality rate of melanoma for persons ages 16-29 is exceeded only by breast cancer, cervical cancer and non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma. And deaths from melanoma have increased more than 100 percent in the past 30 years for men ages 55-80.” Below is a detailed list of those Members of Congress who signed onto the Melanoma/Defense letter. Please check back again soon for more updates and how you can continue to make a difference.
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