Transcript Should Tanning Salons be responsible for Skin Cancerx

By: Megan Foster
Tanning beds are
used for a quick and
convenient way to get
a darker skin tone.
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Indoor UV tanners are
74% more likely to
develop melanoma
than those who have
never tanned indoors.
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In 2010 the indoor
tanning industries
revenue is estimated
to be 26 billion
dollars.
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The FDA estimates
that they’re 3,000
hospital ER cases a
year due to indoor
tanning.
Nearly 70% of
tanning salon
patrons are
Caucasian girls and
women, age 16 to 29.
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Nearly 1 million
people tan in the
US each day.
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Although most of these
are women, there is a
small number of male
tanners
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10 minutes in a
tanning bed matches
the cancer causing
effects of 10 m ins in
Mediterranean
summer sun.
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Frequent tanners may
receive as much as 12
times the annual UVA
dose compared to does
from the sun exposure
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There is now a
10% tax on
tanning
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This is expected
to generate 2.7
billion dollars
over ten years.
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Skin cancer is the
main reason
tanning in tanning
beds is discouraged.
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10,500 people
were estimated
to die from skin
cancer in 2005.
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WHO (World Health
Organization)recommends
that minors shouldn’t use
indoor tanning equipment,
because of the risk of
developing skin cancer.
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17 year old Katie
Donnar knows first
hand about the risk
of tanning beds.
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Katie tried tanning for
the first time in sixth
grade. She felt that this
might help her fit in m
ore on the cheerleading
squad.
She continued
tanning and
increasing the amount
of times per week
throughout high school.
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During the summer she
noticed a mole on her leg
and started being
concerned. Later on her
family doctor noticed the
mole and immediately got
it removed.
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A few days later she
found out she had
malignant melanoma,
the deadliest form of skin
cancer.
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She eventually had to
get an inch of flesh, a
half a centimeter deep,
where the mole had
previously been.
Katie is still at risk of
developing skin cancer
again. She now only
spray tans and tries to
make others aware of the
risks of tanning.
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There are safe
alternatives to get a
darker skin tone.
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Use tanning lotions
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Sunless
tanning lotion.
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If used correctly you can
obtain a darker skin
tone by applying these
lotions.
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Spray tanning
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This can help
protect your skin
from some of the
harmful aspects
of tanning.
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Use tanning lotions