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Don’t Fry Day
Sharon Marston May, 25, 2018The National Council Declares the Friday before Memorial Day, as “Don’t Fry Day” To Encourage Sun Safety Awareness To help reduce rising rates of skin…
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Cheerleading and the dangerous tanning culture
Sharon Marston Mar, 31, 2017Many college and professional teams have strict appearance rules for cheerleaders, including that they must maintain a tanned look. Some teams even have their own…
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Top US Colleges Support Dangerous Indoor Tanning
Sharon Marston Sep, 07, 2016We send our children off to college hoping they receive a good education and make lifelong friends. But many of our nation’s top schools also…
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MY UV PATCH
Sharon Marston Jun, 21, 2016A STRETCHABLE PATCH THAT MONITORS SUN EXPOSURE If you purchase La Roche-Posay sunscreen this summer, it may come with a complimentary device that looks something…
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There is NO Such Thing as a Health Tan!
Sharon Marston Apr, 27, 2016Cosmopolitan (2016): If you're lucky enough to find yourself on a beach sometime this winter, you might be inclined to "prep" your skin for the sun by hitting…
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Melanoma where the sun doesn’t shine
Sharon Marston Jun, 05, 2015ABC Health & Wellbeing Why can skin cancers occur in parts of your body not exposed to the sun? ~ by Cathy Johnson If sun exposure…
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How Deeply Does the Sun Damage Your Skin
Sharon Marston May, 07, 2015The sun produces three kinds of ultraviolet radiation: UVA, UVB and UVC. The types of UV rays are categorized by their different wavelengths. UVC rays…
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Key Genetic Factor Controls Mole Development Into Melanoma
Sharon Marston Jan, 25, 2015Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and the Wistar Institute recently discovered a key genetic factor that maintains skin moles in a non-cancerous, no-growth state.…
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Sunscreen Donation to LifeGuards
Sharon Marston Jul, 10, 2015Glen Ellyn Park District Sunset Pool LifeGuards Jack's Fund has donated sunscreen to the Glen Ellyn Park District Lifeguards at Sunset Pool for 12 years.…
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7th Graders join the fight against skin cancer
Sharon Marston Apr, 29, 2015Jack's Fund invited to participate in Problem Based Learning at Hadley Junior. Subject: Stop Melanoma ... Stop Tanning! As a way to align real-world work…