Researchers at Vanderbilt University found that state laws meant to keep teenagers from suing tanning booths have been ineffective. In the medical journal, Cancer, researchers wrote that poor enforcement was a factor.

About 20 states currently have some law aimed at limiting minors’ use of indoor tanning. The laws allow young people to use tanning parlors provided they have parental consent, even just a note from a parent in some cases. Only California had a stricter laws, banning children 14 and under from using tanning facilities.

Dr. Stuart Kaplan believes that tanning salons are businesses that expose teenagers to carcinogens and increase their risk of melanoma and other skin cancers. Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer and has been found to increase in people with a history of childhood sunburns. The Indoor Tanning Association estimates that 30 million Americans use tanning salons. The organization argues that indoor tanning, when done properly, can improve health.

Dr. Kaplan disagrees. Cases of melanoma of the skin have been increasing for decades. People who start tanning when they are young, or those who receive many sunburns have a higher risk of malignant melanoma. The good news is that melanoma is almost always curable if diagnosed early.

Tanning salons are often used by young women and girls, and as many as one in three girls use indoor tanning salons. Many researches believe the rates are even higher for female college students.

In another study from October 2008, researchers found that one-third of health officials in states with indoor tanning laws said they did not inspect tanning salons, while another third of the states inspected tanning salons less than once a year.

Dr. Kaplan feels that without proper inspections, the tanning booths themselves cannot be physically calibrated to measure the amount of UV radiation the machines emit. Also, the lack of inspections prevent salons having to show parental consents that would
be required for minors receiving tans

In the end, there is no such thing as a safe tan. Please understand the effects of UV radiation are cumulative; the more UV radiation you can avoid now, the more you decrease your risk of getting skin cancer later in life.

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A new study published August 14, 2008 revealed that Mineral Oil and Sodium Lauryl Sulphate, found in many common skin moisturizers, caused mice that were exposed to UV radiation to develop more, and larger skin cancer tumors.

This study is the work of Dr Allan Conney and researchers of Rutger University’s Susan Lehman Cullman Laboratory for Cancer Research. They exposed specially bred albino mice to UV radiation twice a week for 20 weeks to examine the development of Basal Cell and Squamous Cell Carcinomas, or non-melanoma skin cancers. Then a portion of the mice were treated with over-the-counter moisturizers, such as Eucerin, Dermabase, Dermovan and Vanicream.

What they found was that mice treated with the moisturizers had increased tumors, and larger tumors, which developed at a faster rate than mice that were not treated with moisturizers. After further research, they concluded that Mineral Oil and Sodium Lauryl Suphate may have caused the increase in skin cancer tumors.

However, these studies were performed on mice only. Drugs that have caused a certain reaction in animals do not always have similar effects in humans. Further, more research must be done to verify these results and its effect on human skin.

To help prevent skin cancer in the first place, always remember to practice good sun protection, like wearing a wide-brim hat and long sleeves, and using sunscreen with a minimum SPF 15. Apply sunscreen at least 30 minutes before going outdoors, and look for products containing physical sunscreens, such as Titanium Dioxide.

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Dr. Stuart Kaplan has been in private practice in Beverly Hills for over 22 years, and also serves as an Assistant Clinical Professor at the UCLA Medical Center for over 20 years.

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