Baseball Caps and Sunscreen: McCain's Melanoma Cover-Up
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Brian McKenna is a melanoma survivor for the past 16 years. He wears a draped sun hat. This article is adapted from his monograph, "Melanoma Whitewash: Millions at Risk of Injury or Death because of Sunscreen Deceptions," in the book, Killer Commodities: Public Health and the Corporate Production of Harm (Merrill Singer and Hans Baer, eds., AltaMira Press 2008). He can be reached at mckenna193@aol.com
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