banning tanning beds
This is probably on the "horizon" for Congress and Obama, given their penchant for paternalism and their desire to ration health care.
After all, science has determined that tanning is as poisonous than arsenic and mustard gas.
But at least you look good, until the cancer sets in...
Here's the article from the AP's Maria Cheng (hat tip: C-J)...
International cancer experts have moved tanning beds and other sources of ultraviolet radiation into the top cancer risk category, deeming them as deadly as arsenic and mustard gas. For years, scientists have described tanning beds and ultraviolet radiation as "probable carcinogens."
A new analysis of about 20 studies concludes the risk of skin cancer jumps by 75 percent when people start using tanning beds before age 30. Experts also found that all types of ultraviolet radiation caused worrying mutations in mice, proof the radiation is carcinogenic. Previously, only one type of ultraviolet radiation was thought to be lethal.
The new classification means tanning beds and other sources of ultraviolet radiation are definite causes of cancer, alongside tobacco, the hepatitis B virus and chimney sweeping, among others.
The research was published online in the medical journal Lancet Oncology on Wednesday...
posted by Eric Schansberg @ 10:49 AM
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2 Comments:
Can't vouch for the accuracy of this at all and never really read anything from this site, but here's an opposing view of that recent news on tanning beds:
http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/article/7203/
But in either case, I'm not ever going to pay to sit under a bed of artificial lights. :)
A close friend of mine bought a tanning bed at about age 26 and laid in it probably nearly daily.
When asked if she was concerned about cancer, she always said, "You gotta die of something"
Around age 40, she was diagnosed with skin cancer - sadly, a seemingly foregone conclusion given her exposure.
After surgery and chemo, she has been cancer free for about 4 years, but it has a 50% chance of returning.
I don't know how often you have to lay in a tanning bed to get skin cancer and I don't think the govt should impose themselves on an individual's right to do this, but certainly, people should take such a direct correlation seriously.
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