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Could tan beds give you cancer, or can they result in cancer?
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Absolutely: Tanning beds are a very common cause of cancer. The cancers they cause can usually be caught early and cured, if you are attentive and responsible, but even if they don't kill you, they can leave you disfigured. Even if tanning beds don't make you ugle by causing cancer, they are certain to leave you will skin discoloration and wrinkles as you age. Overall, they are a very, very bad idea.
Answered 12/30/2013
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