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Topic started on 18-3-2005 @ 06:52 PM by James the Lesser
Tanning is the trend of today. But according to the World Health Orginization tanning beds cause cancer in users at a later time. Many people use tanning beds thinking the sun will cause cancer, but now evidence shows tanning beds will cause cancer also. WHO wants an age limit set at 18 to try and keep the skin cancer melanoma from happening.




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The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that sunbed use poses a serious risk of skin cancer and that it usage should be limited to people over the age of 18.

According to studies, the WHO contends that young adults and children - those under 18 - when exposed to high UV levels have a greater chance of developing melanoma later in life



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To look better now people are risking the health they have later. Tanning is a craze that has lead to businesses dealing completely with making you look tan. Products have come from sprays, lights, lamps, and even pills. It seems that people looking to tanning beds to escape the harmful UV rays of the sun are in just as much danger.

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