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... leadership in sponsoring this legislation. “We know that the earlier a person starts tanning, the greater the risk of being diagnosed with melanoma and other skin cancers later in life. And the most recent data indicates that about one in six high school girls use a tanning device by ... which is the same category as tobacco and asbestos. In 2019, the American Cancer Society projects that 1,750 Marylanders will be diagnosed with melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, and 110 are projected to die from the disease.   The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network is ...