Comments on: The ABCD’s of Melanoma http://commercialappealblogs.com/health/2008/05/26/the-abcds-of-melanoma/ Helping Memphis along the road to good health Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:04:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: David F. Diamond http://commercialappealblogs.com/health/2008/05/26/the-abcds-of-melanoma/#comment-252 David F. Diamond Mon, 26 May 2008 13:57:52 +0000 http://commercialappeal-web.com/health/2008/05/26/the-abcds-of-melanoma/#comment-252 About 30 years ago I was living in Pittsburgh Pa. My brother lived here in Memphis and he told me of the great success tanning salons were enjoying here. So, I opened a tanning salon in Pittsburgh. I was not successful and folded my tent after a few months. But that was long enough for me to enjoy "free" tanning -- or so I thought! Here's what it has cost me so far: 3 surgeries -- to excise skin cancers on my nose, forehead and back, and visits every few months to my dermatologist to have pre-cancerous lesions removed. Mothers: don't let your children grow up to love tanning. Lawmakers: shut down the tanning salons. They're killers. About 30 years ago I was living in Pittsburgh Pa. My brother lived here in Memphis and he told me of the great success tanning salons were enjoying here. So, I opened a tanning salon in Pittsburgh.

I was not successful and folded my tent after a few months. But that was long enough for me to enjoy “free” tanning — or so I thought!

Here’s what it has cost me so far: 3 surgeries — to excise skin cancers on my nose, forehead and back, and visits every few months to my dermatologist to have pre-cancerous lesions removed.

Mothers: don’t let your children grow up to love tanning. Lawmakers: shut down the tanning salons. They’re killers.

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