The rising incidence of tanning-induced skin cancers among young women is not due to a lack of awareness—it is because of a lack of conviction or perhaps deliberate ignorance.
In a study by Indiana University conducted among white women in college, it has been found that 70 percent knew that indoor tanning could harm their skin. Almost 80 percent also believed indoor tanning was not safe. Surprisingly, however, 84 percent still feel that tanning makes them more attractive, and they are those likely to use tanning booths.
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The study is alarming especially when researchers at the University of Minnesota have found that women are two to six times more likely to develop melanoma if they had tanned indoors. Moreover, women who had initiated indoor tanning at a younger age showed a higher incidence of melanoma.
Even with the release of more studies that reinforce the possible link between indoor tanning and skin cancer, ironically, women that subject themselves to the unhealthy practice are starting younger. The trend has become worrisome that US authorities and the medical community have proposed to start implementing an age restriction to indoor tanning.
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After graduating from Brown University, Dr. Kenneth M. Reed has been extensively involved in biomedical research and dermatology. Dr. Reed is a fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology and is the founder of DermASAP. Visit this page for more information.
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