Ashley Mays, MD

Dr Ashley C. Mays, MD did her residency training in otolaryngology at Wake Forest University followed by her Head and Neck Surgical Oncology, Microvascular Reconstruction fellowship at MD Anderson Cancer Center. She is currently Assistant Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology at Louisiana State University

Tanning Beds and Skin Cancer

June 24, 2021 by Ashley Mays, MD

Introduction Tanning bed use, also commonly known as indoor tanning, has been a topic of discussion in recent years in regards to level of risk and long-term effects, in particular skin damage and ultimately, malignancy. Though we have long known that ultraviolet radiation from outdoor tanning is a risk factor for development of melanoma and …