abc's dr.
timothy johnson takes a closer look.
< indoor tanning? despite the
growing evidence that it's a
practice linked to skin cancer?
many still look to tanning beds
for that fresh-from-the- beach
glow.
now, new evidence? that
starting indoor tanning at a
younger age may be tied to an
increased risk of melanoma, the
deadliest form of skin cancer.
researchers at the university
of minnesota finding that
women who get melanoma in their
20s, 30s and 40s? were more
likely to have tanned indoors
at a younger age.
what's more? women diagnosed
with skin cancer in their 40s
more likely to have started
teens...
and more likely to have been
exposed to more than 10
sessions in their lifetime.
disturbing news? at a time when
skin cancer rates are on the
rise? even faster in women than
in men.
and even though the world
health organization identified
indoor tanning as a likely
cause of cancer years ago? only
some states have banned indoor
tanning for people younger than
18.
so before you head in...