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  2. Health experts warn that it's not safe to use tanning beds ...

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    Europe has even higher rates of tanning bed use than the U.S., and despite Norway having regulations against minors using tanning beds, Bendiksen says she used one for the first time when she was ...

  3. Of course, the major risk with using tanning beds is skin cancer. In a landmark study , the IARC found that using a tanning bed before the age of 35 increases the risk for melanoma by 75 percent.

  4. Indoor tanning - Wikipedia

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    Horizontal low-pressure tanning bed. Indoor tanning involves using a device that emits ultraviolet radiation to produce a cosmetic tan. [a] Typically found in tanning salons, gyms, spas, hotels, and sporting facilities, and less often in private residences, the most common device is a horizontal tanning bed, also known as a sunbed or solarium.

  5. 20% of Gen Z adults say getting a tan is 'more important' to ...

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    Most Gen Z adults ages 18 to 25 are unaware of the risks of sunburn and some believe outdated myths about tanning, according to a new survey from the American Academy of Dermatology.. The survey ...

  6. Sun tanning - Wikipedia

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    The study suggests that the melanoma risk is linked more closely to total exposure than it is to the age at which an individual first uses a tanning bed. [23] Frequent tanning also has behavioural reinforcing effects, [24] following UVA radiation epidermal keratinocytes synthesize POMC inducing the production of β-Endorphins, which are opioid ...

  7. Skin cancer - Wikipedia

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    It is believed that tanning beds are the cause of hundreds of thousands of basal and squamous-cell skin cancer. [33] The World Health Organization now places people who use artificial tanning beds in its highest risk category for skin cancer. [34] Alcohol consumption, specifically excessive drinking increase the risk of sunburns. [35] The use ...

  8. What dermatologists want you to know about sun exposure

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    Many knew the risks of tanning but continued to do so to "look healthier" and "more attractive," she says. "The mind plays tricks on young people," Robinson says. "They think, '[Skin cancer] will ...

  9. Tanning dependence - Wikipedia

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    Tanning dependence or tanorexia (a portmanteau of tanning and anorexia) [1] is a syndrome where an individual appears to have a physical or psychological dependence on sunbathing or the use of ultraviolet (UV) tanning beds to darken the complexion of the skin. [2] Compulsive tanning may satisfy the definition of a behavioral addiction as well ...

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