“Tanning Warnings Being Ignored”
A year ago experts were issuing dire warnings against tanning bed exposures and they moved tanning beds and ultraviolet radiation into the top cancer risk category, deeming both to be “as deadly as arsenic and mustard gas.” They stated that, “The intensity of UV rays in some sun beds can be more than 10 times stronger than the midday sun. “Even though the tanning industry has disputed these claims, the World Health Organization (WHO) has previously recommended that tanning beds be regulated because of their potential to damage DNA in the skin and serve as a cause of skin cancer.