1. Effects On Tanning Beds
Kellimae Polston

2. Who’s at Risk? have fair skin. have blonde, red, or light brown hair.
have blue, green, or grey eyes.
always burn before tanning.
burn easily.
don't tan easily, but spend a lot of time outdoors.

3. The Affects
Dangers of tanning include wrinkles and age spots that shows physical signs much sooner than those brought on by natural aging.
The risk for melanoma increased by 75 percent in people who started tanning before age 35. The dangers of tanning can be life threatening, as some forms of skin cancer can spread to other parts of the body.

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The study said that the people who used tanning beds more than 10 times a year were seven times more likely to develop melanoma than those who did not use tanning beds as often.

5. Eye Damage
Long term exposure could result in problems from cataracts to show blindness to skin cancer around the perimeter of the eye.
Research shows that, in a tanning bed, ultraviolet radiation exposure to the eyes reaches up to 100 times greater than from the sun.

6. Sun Vs. Tanning beds
The evidence suggests that indoor tanning may be even more damaging and dangerous, especially because some people become addicted to maintaining a deep, dark tan in the off season.
Although UVA rays do not burn the skin in the same way that UVB rays do, they actually penetrate the skin even deeper, thus causing more permanent damage.

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Studies have found a 75 percent increase in the risk of melanoma in those who have been exposed to UV radiation from indoor tanning.
More than 30 states restrict access to indoor tanning equipment either through banning their use by minors or requiring parental consent.

8. Works Cited
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safety/skin-cancer-prevention/indoor- tanning
beauty/features/5-scary-facts-about- tanning-beds
health_psychology/Tanning.html