Los Angeles Times: Many teens who tan know the cancer risks but do it anyway, survey finds
May 18, 2011
Some teen girls and young women may not need a lesson in the cancer risks of indoor tanning — they apparently already know them.
A new online survey by the American Academy of Dermatology found that most females (86%) who reported using an indoor tanning bed in the last year knew it could increase the risk of skin cancer. And 48% of the indoor tanners knew someone with skin cancer or someone who’d had it.
A new online survey by the American Academy of Dermatology found that most females (86%) who reported using an indoor tanning bed in the last year knew it could increase the risk of skin cancer. And 48% of the indoor tanners knew someone with skin cancer or someone who’d had it.
But to them, there are compelling cosmetic reasons to do it anyway. Most of the young women... (to link to complete, original story, click HERE