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Tanning Bed & Skin Cancer Lawyers

As of March 2010, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been conducting an investigation regarding whether tanning beds should carry a warning that points out their risks of causing melanoma, the most deadly type of skin cancer. Researchers from the American Cancer Society (ACS) and the Skin Cancer Foundation (SCF) contend that use of tanning beds, particularly before the age of 30, dramatically increases an individual's chances of developing melanoma and other types of skin cancer.

Despite that the FDA has still not made a decision regarding tanning bed warnings, some legislators have stepped forward to initiate a 10 percent tax on any tanning services. The so-called tanning tax has generated uproar and, barring its revocation or changes to the law, is expected to be enacted in July 2010.

If you have used a tanning bed and have been diagnosed with skin cancer, or if you’ve lost a loved one to melanoma and know that they used tanning services, you:

Might have a personal injury claim
May be entitled to a settlement for your injuries, losses, pain and suffering

Signs of Skin Cancer: When to Seek Treatment & Consult an Attorney

Those who regularly use or have a history of using tanning beds should familiarize themselves with the symptoms of melanoma. Early detection and treatment of the condition can affect whether an individual recovers. Melanoma symptoms can include any combination of:

changes in current moles
flat, irregularly shaped or brown and black moles
growth of new moles
itchiness
moles larger than 1/4 in. in diameter
leakage or bleeding of moles
scaly skin
the spread of a mole's pigment to the surrounding skin
discolored skin patches

To definitively confirm or rule out the presence of skin cancer, doctors will perform a biopsy of the questionable cells. Subsequently, they will stage the melanoma (if a patient has been determined to have this skin cancer). Staging refers to the severity of a condition. While early stages, such as stage 1, translate to milder, more easily treatable conditions, melanoma in later stages, such as stage 4, is far more deadly and far less likely to respond to conventional treatments (i.e. radiation, chemotherapy and surgery).

If you think you may have developed skin cancer from exposure to tanning beds, you should contact our skin cancer lawyers for more information.

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