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... to which society does not willingly expose children.  According to the WHO, use of tanning beds before the age of 30 increases the risk of melanoma 75 percent. Melanoma rates among young, white females - the primary users of indoor tanning beds – are growing at alarming rates.  We thank the Assembly ...

... it's also important to avoid indoor tanning beds, especially for youth. People who use sunbeds before age 35 increase their lifetime risk of melanoma, the deadliest type of skin cancer, by 75 percent. Melanoma is also the most common form of cancer for those ages 25-29. That's why the FDA announced earlier this month that it will reclassify ...

... prohibiting anyone under the age of 18 from using them. A CDC study found that restricting indoor tanning for teens would prevent over 61,000 melanoma cases! Currently 15 states and the District of Columbia have laws prohibiting teens from using tanning beds. Is your state one of them? ...

... ultraviolet rays to reduce the risks of skin cancer and premature aging." Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the United States and melanoma is one of the most common cancer diagnosed in young adults.  Using a tanning device before the age of 35 increases the risk of melanoma by 59 percent and the chance of squamous cell carcinoma by 67 percent.   “Prince George’s is forward thinking in protecting teens ... in preventing skin cancers among our youth.” The American Cancer Society estimates that 1,590 Maryland residents are diagnosed annually with melanoma of the skin and 190 are expected to die from the disease. Basal and squamous cell skin cancers are far more common, but the exact number ...