A tan is so not to die for.The unexplained increase in skin cancer among young people has health officials targeting the $5-billion-a-year indoor tanning industry. More than 2 million teenagers a year use tanning salons. But the American Medical. Association and the American Academy of Dermatology The American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) is the largest organization of dermatologists in the world. The Academy grants Fellowships and Associate Memberships, as well as Fellowships for Nonresidents (of the United States of America or Canada). say that tanning beds are hazardous, and 19 states have passed laws restricting access to tanning salons for those under 18. There is strong evidence that ultraviolet radiation, whether from sunlight or sun lamps sun·lamp or sun lamp n. 1. A lamp that radiates ultraviolet rays used in therapeutic and cosmetic treatments. 2. A high-intensity lamp with parabolic mirrors, used in photography. , causes melanoma and other forms of skin cancer. The U.S. tanning industry claims that 30 million people a year safely use tanning salons. But James M. Spencer, professor of dermatology at Mt. Sinai School The Michael Sobell Sinai school is a Jewish primary school in Kenton, London. It is the largest Jewish primary school in Europe, and has always been regarded as a successful co-educational school for children aged 3-11. . of Medicine in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , says that indoor tanning "will cause cancer. Not maybe. Not might. It's going to cause cancer." |
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