Tanning Beds Cause Extensive Skin Damage and Accelerate Aging

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A recent study shows that tanning beds cause widespread DNA mutations across nearly the entire skin surface, significantly increasing the risk of melanoma, with indoor tanners having nearly three times the risk compared to non-users. The research highlights the dangers of indoor tanning, especially among young people, and calls for stricter regulations similar to those for other carcinogens like tobacco.
- Tanning beds mutate nearly your entire skin and triple melanoma risk New Atlas
- Tanning beds mutate skin cells far beyond the reach of ordinary sunlight, study shows Medical Xpress
- Indoor Tanning Makes Youthful Skin Much Older on a Genetic Level UC San Francisco
- ‘Two lifetimes’ of UV damage: UCSF study shows what tanning beds do to young skin San Francisco Chronicle
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