Bed Tanning And Skin Cancer

Tanning increases your risk of basal cell carcinoma squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma.

Bed tanning and skin cancer. Melanoma is a common type of cancer for teenagers and young adults between the ages of 15 and 29. Freckles age spots and liver spots. Premature aging of the skin.

Leathery skin wrinkles and sagging skin. Just one indoor tanning session increases a persons risk of developing cancer before age 35 by 75 percent. Rita Linkner is a dermatologist at Spring Street Dermatology in New York City.

More data link tanning beds to skin cancer. Tanning damages your skin cells and speeds up visible signs of aging. Yes in fact you are more likely to get skin cancer from tanning beds than you are to get lung cancer from smoking.

Indoor tanning increases your risk of developing all types of skin cancer. They emit stronger UV radiation levels than the sun up to 6 times as strong as the midday summer sun. Even just one visit to a tanning bed can increase a users risk of developing skin cancer.

LinkPage Citation Indoor tanning is strongly associated with the development of both basal and squamous cell carcinoma according to a recent meta-analysis. Redness blotches or yellowing of the skin. Early exposure to tanning beds can increase a persons risk of developing melanoma.

Tanning beds are dangerous for everyone but teenagers and young adults who use tanning beds regularly can be especially vulnerable to skin damage. Skin cancer I believed was avoidable as long as I tanned in moderation. The UV radiation causes skin cells to make a pigment called melanin which makes the skin looked tanned.