Tanning Beds: don't do it!

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) made a statement that tanning beds are "carcinogenic to humans." It made its decision following a review of research which concluded that the risk of melanoma - the most deadly form of skin cancer - was increased by 75% in people who started using sunbeds regularly before the age of 30. In addition, several studies have linked sunbed use to a raised risk of melanoma of the eye. Dermatologists have been preaching this message for years-- there is NO such thing as a safe tan. Sun exposure is directly linked to basal cell carcinomas, squamous cell carcinoma, and melanoma. Protect your skin and say NO to tanning beds.