5 Ways to Protect Yourself From Skin Cancer


Updated 10/14/11 11:50 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 2 comments

5 Ways to Prevent Skin Cancer

You might like being golden brown from a tan, but prolonged sun exposure can have serious risks that go beyond a sunburn. The most common form of cancer is skin cancer, which is a shame since it's highly preventable. Fortunately it's also very treatable, although deaths still do occur from the disease. In honor of National Skin Cancer Awareness Month, here are five easy ways to keep yourself safe Read more

Front Page: Tanning Beds Elevated to Highest Cancer Risk


Updated 07/29/09 9:14 AM · Posted by TresSugar · 0 comments

Front Page: Tanning Beds Elevated to Highest Cancer Risk

International cancer experts have reclassified tanning beds into the top cancer risk category of "probable carcinogens." The beds are now considered as deadly as arsenic and mustard gas. — AP Microsoft and Yahoo have reached a deal to collaborate on Internet search and online advertising, in hopes of challenging Google. — NY Times Michael Jackson's personal chef is speaking out about her Read more

What to Expect (Beauty-Wise) When You're Expecting


Updated 05/23/12 4:31 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

What Beauty Is Safe and Unsafe For Pregnant Women

Moms-to-be, we salute you. Perhaps your body is changing, and you're not quite sure if your favorite beauty treatments are allowed. In honor of today's release of What to Expect When You're Expecting, we reached out to Dr. Lindsay Cruel, OB/GYN (also known as my dad) to debunk any pregnancy beauty myths. Find out your prenatal dos and don'ts when you read more. Read more

Melanoma Risk Factors: What You Need to Know


Updated 05/08/12 2:20 PM · Posted by · 3 comments

Who Is at Risk For Melanoma?

Melanoma is the most serious type of skin cancer, and unfortunately, it's a disease that's on the rise. However, melanoma, which can be described as the uncontrolled spread of pigment-producing cells, can be easily cured when detected early enough. It's National Skin Cancer Awareness month, so for more tips on prevention, stay tuned. But first, discover more about this type of cancer and who has Read more

What to Expect When You're Getting a Skin Cancer Screening


Updated 05/03/12 3:25 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

What to Expect at a Skin Cancer Screening

We're happy to present this story from our friends at Allure: Nonmelanoma skin cancers may be slowly decreasing, but melanoma is on the rise — and it's the most common cancer for my age group (25- to 29-year-olds). Since this is Skin Cancer Awareness Month, I asked dermatologist Jeannette Graf, an assistant clinical professor of dermatology at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City, to Read more

Beauty Byte: Tanning Beds Are a Confirmed Carcinogen


Updated 03/25/11 3:11 PM · Posted by BellaSugar · 25 comments

Tanning Beds Can Cause Cancer

If you didn't believe me about the risk of tanning beds before, please stop and read this now. Assessments by World Health Organization oncologists have concluded what we've suspected for years — that the UV light used in artificial tanning beds is indeed a carcinogen, one at the same grade of toxicity as gamma radiation and plutonium. This means that instead of saying that the radiation from a Read more

Anna Faris: How Sun Damage Made Me Change My Ways


Updated 03/30/12 2:52 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

Anna Faris on Skin Cancer, Jergens, and Beauty

How can you not love Anna Faris? She made us laugh in films such as The House Bunny, Lost in Translation, and the Scary Movie franchise, and now there's something else to love. Anna is partnering with Jergens to help raise funds for the Skin Cancer Foundation as the face of the beauty brand's Places You'll Glow campaign. Anna admits she hasn't always practiced safe sunning in the past, but after Read more

A California Law Bans Under-18 Tanning


Updated 10/16/11 2:44 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

California Bans Teen Tanning

The Golden State is about to get a little less golden. Teenagers under 14 are already not allowed to tan in California, but starting Jan. 1, the age limit will be raised to 18. As you might imagine, the Indoor Tanning Association, an organization that represents the tanning industry, is not pleased, citing that a decent-sized portion of its members' clients (5 to 10 percent) are under 18. But as Read more

Dress Coding: Girls' Night Out


Updated 03/01/12 12:24 PM · Posted by Lauren Conrad · 2 comments

Lauren Conrad's Girls' Night Out Looks

We are thrilled to share this story from Lauren Conrad! The TV personality, writer, designer, and style maven has started LaurenConrad.com, a social networking site that features daily posts by Lauren on all of our favorite topics — fashion, beauty, food, party planning — and Lauren will be sharing her latest fashion finds with Fab every month. This week, she's sharing her styling tips for Read more

Tanning Beds Cause More Than One Type of Skin Cancer


Updated 12/22/11 2:09 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

Tanning Beds Cause Multiple Kinds of Skin Cancer

We're excited to present this story from our friends at Allure: A new Yale study has found that tanning beds cause increased rates of early-onset basal cell carcinoma, the most common skin cancer. Tanning bed use increased the rates of BCC by 69 percent. This follows a University of Minnesota study that found that tanning bed users were 74 percent more likely to develop melanoma, the most deadly Read more