Released August, 2009 across most major news reporting agencies and publications:

Recent studies by researchers at the International Agency for Research on Cancer, based on the findings of twenty different studies conducted over numerous subjects, have only served to confirm what dermatologists and health experts have been suspecting for a while now, that there appears to be an immediate connection between tanning beds and skin cancer.

According to results, the ultra-violet rays that are emitted by tanning bed bulbs, serve to aggravate statistical probability of skin cancer occurrence to a disturbing 75% in those who begin visiting tanning salons before the age of thirty. Also, a consistent regime of tanning translates into heightened risk of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer.

According to the findings of the National Cancer Institute, tanning particularly through the artificial means of tanning beds or booths increases the skin’s propensity for skin cancer, as consistent exposure to the UV rays deplete the skin layer making it susceptible to disorders and resistant to speedy healing, thus making it prone to accentuated damage from regular natural sunlight.

The World Health Organization review of the studies conclusively upgrades tanning beds from a probable risk to a definitive risk and has placed them in the highest risk category along side smoking and asbestos."

A new study by San Diego State University public health researchers has found that not only are there still plenty of indoor tanning salons in America’s big cities, in many places there are more tanning salons than Starbucks or McDonalds.

The study, published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine by Dr. Joni Mayer, professor of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences at the Graduate School of Public Health in San Diego State University stated: "We knew that there were a lot of indoor tanning facilities but we didn’t really know that they would exceed the number of Starbucks and McDonalds in most cases."

According to the AAD, more than 1 million people tan in tanning salons on an average day, nearly 70 percent of them girls and women aged 16 to 29. Why are so many people still tanning, especially with all the evidence regarding the cumulative effects of UV radiation?

Most people are after color, claiming they feel "healthier" and look better when they have a bronze tint to their skin. But those who really want color may want to try self-tanning lotions and spray-on tans, which Mayer says are completely safe. "A tan in a bottle or spray tan (which is booming in popularity) is a much better way to do it, she says and it’s a completely safe molecule. There are absolutely no health risks associated with that.

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