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A member asked:
What do people mean when they say tanning increases your chances of skin cancer by 75%?
4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
UV radiation is bad: When you tan your skin is receiving a dose of uv radiation that is remembered or retained for a long time. Some people are very susceptible to skin cancers after uv radiation. Uv radiation is received from tanning with a tanning bed or the sun. Your risk of skin cancer goes up with tanning.
Answered 7/8/2013
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Increased risk: They mean that by using a tanning bed your chances of developing melanoma has been drastically increased.
Answered 5/10/2013
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