Over the years I have heard from countless sources that tanning (indoor especially) is incredibly dangerous. I know that it increases your risk of skin cancers and other skin damage, early aging, etc but I am having trouble explaining to my partner the severity of the damage. I am bad with words. Can someone please eli5 the reality of it so I can get him to stop tanning? Thank you!
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70,000 people in the US each year get skin cancer (melanoma). And 8000 people die from skin cancer each year.
Each time you use a tanning bed, you are damaging your DNA, which increases your risk for skin cancer. Three out of every four people who have skin cancer have used tanning beds. And every time you use a tanning bed, you have a 2 percent higher chance of getting skin cancer.
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