PROVIDENCE – Three Brown Dermatology physicians were honored by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network during its annual Cancer Research Breakfast at Roger Williams Park Casino on Dec. 4 for aiding legislation making it illegal for minors to use tanning beds in Rhode Island.
Dr. Helena Kuhn, Dr. Mary Teeple and Dr. Martin Weinstock were each presented with a Certificate of Appreciation from ACS CAN for providing testimonies in support of the tanning bill sponsored by Senate Majority Whip Maryellen Goodwin, D-Providence, and Deputy Majority Leader Mia A. Ackerman, D-Cumberland. All three doctors are faculty members of the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. ACS CAN honored them during the event along with members of the R.I. General Assembly who drafted and advocated for the legislation.
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“We are proud to have contributed to the successful effort to protect minors from indoor tanning, an important, potentially addictive carcinogen targeted at teenagers and young adults. We would also like to congratulate ACS CAN and our state legislators for advocating this important skin-cancer prevention effort,” Brown Dermatology said in a statement.
Following the breakfast event, ACS CAN hosted a panel discussion on the importance of palliative care in treating patients with cancer, advances in cancer research such as immunotherapy, and why providing cancer patients with more access to clinical trials could pave the way for more breakthroughs in the field of oncology.
Rob Borkowski is a PBN staff writer. Email him at Borkowski@PBN.com.
