1 in 3 Americans has used tanning beds, upping skin cancer risk

We know that indoor tanning can cause skin cancer, yet a new study found that more than half of college students and 35% of Americans still report using tanning beds. "It is appalling how often exposure to indoor tanning takes place in presumably educated populations and particularly worrisome that we allow adolescents to be exposed

We know that indoor tanning can cause skin cancer, yet a new study found that more than half of college students and 35% of Americans still report using tanning beds. "It is appalling how often exposure to indoor tanning takes place in presumably educated populations and particularly worrisome that we allow adolescents to be exposed to this carcinogen… We must do a better job at educating people of all ages about the risks of indoor tanning," explains Dr. Mark Lebwohl, chairman of the department of dermatology at New York's Mount Sinai Hospital. Lenox Hill Hospital dermatologist Doris Day agrees. She explains, "Over 1 million people visit tanning salons each day in the United States. Sadly, the majority of these are young girls and teens. Greater resources and studies are needed to help educate, and to decrease the use of tanning salons and help change the sentiment that a tanned took is more beautiful."

WOWK-TV, 1/31/14

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