Basal cell and squamous cell “cancers” should no longer be called “skin cancer” because they are almost always completely benign lesions, says a published British dermatology professor who is leading the charge against over-the-top sun scare programs.

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Bill Rancic – the grassroots entrepreneur who won Tycoon Donald Trump’s first ‘The Apprentice’ show on NBC – is the keynote speaker at Smart Tan Downtown Oct. 22-24 in Downtown Nashville, an event with a conference designed to address tanning’s …

Dermatologists — using over-the-top “sun scare” messaging to drive patients into their offices — are removing benign moles from patients with insurance dollars, with industry-wide understanding that some derms will even lie to get a mole removed with insurance dollars, …

Another leading oncology expert — Dr. Keith Block, who has penned more than 75 peer-reviewed articles and founded the Block Center for Integrative Cancer Treatment in Illinois — is telling people to put down their daily sunscreen and get regular …

New research showing how the body actually metabolizes vitamin D supports the fact that sun exposure to the skin is the only natural and reliable way to process natural and intended levels of “the sunshine vitamin.”

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“As a species, we do not get as much sun exposure as we used to, and dietary sources of vitamin D are minimal.” — Harvard School of Public Health nutritional researcher Dr. Edward Giovannucci, as quoted in The New York …

Bill Rancic – the grassroots entrepreneur who won Tycoon Donald Trump’s first ‘The Apprentice’ show on NBC – is the keynote speaker at Smart Tan Downtown Oct. 22-24 in Downtown Nashville, an event with a conference designed to address tanning’s …

In a year that stands to go down as the warmest-ever on record, nearly three-quarters of tanning facilities say the weather has hurt their bottom line more than usual this year — a variable on top of an uncertain economy …