FameCrawler : skin cancer

Sarah Palin's Tanning Bed

sweatpantsmom — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:35:00 GMT

I thought long and hard about what to title this post, but then realized there was nothing better than "Sarah Palin's Tanning Bed." It's a punchline in itself, sort of like "Vern Troyer Sex Tape."

Apparently the ‘Mother, Moose Hunter, Maverick’ had a tanning bed installed in the governor's mansion in 2007. Roger Wetherell, a government official in Alaska, confirms it to US magazine. "She did. She paid for it with her own money. It was done shortly after she took office [in early 2007] and moved into the mansion."

Tanning beds can cost up to $35,000 to install in a home - not including the cost of parts, says Alaska-based tanning parlor manager Erin Weise. In the understatement of the year, Weise says, "I don't think it's normal for people to have a tanning bed in their house."

Ironically, Palin's soul mate, John McCain has twice battled skin cancer, and Palin herself declared May 2007 Skin Cancer Awareness Month in Alaska. The press release read, "Skin cancer is caused, overwhelmingly, by over-exposure to ultraviolet radiation from the sun and from tanning beds.”

It's hard to believe that the mother of five children, one of whom has special needs, couldn't think of something better to spend that wad of cash on. Then again, life just sort of takes care of itself when you've got a nicely bronzed bod and a freezer packed with moose meat.

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Ewan McGregor Has Skin Cancer

HerBadMother — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:49:00 GMT

I love Ewan McGregor, I really do. If he wasn't happily married with three kids (nor I happily married with one and three-quarters kids) I would totally stalk him and demand that he marry me. Which is why my heart totally jumped into my throat when I read that he had skin cancer.

He's had the cancerous moles removed, so he's probably going to be okay, but still. SKIN CANCER. ON MY EWAN.

What's also just mind-bogglingly classy about him? He didn't tell anyone. A reporter noticed that one of his distinctive moles was missing, and asked about it, and Ewan revealed that it - and others - had been cancerous.

Oh, Ewan. Don't be noble! You keep us posted about things, please, okay? Another shock like that - omg Ewan has cancer he's going to DIE - could send me into premature labor.

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Victoria Beckham Naked And On Her Husband David Beckham

Sassy Smith — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 14:05:00 GMT

Victoria Beckham aka Posh Spice is naked and 'on' her husband. Sounds juicy right?

Victoria posed nude for a T-Shirt campaign for Marc Jacobs to bring attention to the dangers of skin cancer. Posh is seen covering her private bits with her hands and crossing one leg over the other and the caption reads: "Protect the skin you're in." Although Posh does seem like a bit of an odd choice for this campaign because she's usually tanned, albeit slightly orange. Perhaps it's a spray-on tan. However, Beckham's attitude about the sun has reportedly changed since moving to the U.S.

She says, "I have realised how important it is to practise safe sun for myself and to keep the skin of my three boys well protected as well."

Hubby David must be proud of his wife's pose - he's seen wearing her close to his heart on his recent trip to Brazil where he opened a Football Academy.

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