Bad Effects of Tanning Beds: Cancer!

Sunbeds are cool but over-using them can give you cancer. This is according to a research study by the Cancer Research UK. Did you know for instance that UV rays in sunbeds could be more than ten times stronger than the effect of the midday sun? It’s that high, eh?

Reports the Times Online:

An estimated 340 women in their twenties now have melanoma diagnosed in Britain every year — nearly double the number to have breast cancer diagnosed at a similar age, according to Cancer Research UK.

A love of sunbeds and “binge tanning” on holiday are the root causes of the disease, which kills 50 women under the age of 40 each year.

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Experts warned people of all ages to stay away from sunbeds and to use a high-factor sun lotion in the sun, to be careful not to get burnt and to take extra care of children.

Nina Goad, of the British Association of Dermatologists, said: “The fashion for tanned skin is prompting young women to put their health at risk in a bid to look bronzed.

“Sunbeds are not a safe alternative to sunbathing, and the fact that children can easily access them is a worry. That’s why we want to see a ban on coin-operated sunbeds and a ban on sunbeds for under-18s.” A survey of 4,000 people last year found that one in three women had used a sunbed at some point, with 80 per cent first using one when they were under 35.

So Famewatchers, think twice, thrice, a lot before you go “sunbedding” to get that perfect tan.

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