07/16/10

Indoor Tanning and Melanoma

Indoor tanning has been associated with a 75 percent increased risk of melanoma, the most common form of cancer for 25-29 year olds and the second most common form of cancer for 15-29 year olds.  Government cancer statistics demonstrate that melanoma rates in young women are rising. The rate of new melanoma cases in younger women climbed 50 percent from 1980 to 2004 (although no increase was seen in young men during that same period). The trunk is the most common location for developing melanoma. 

The American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) has new TV and print public service advertisements to educate the public about the increased risk of melanoma from sun exposure and indoor tanning. 

http://www.aad.org/media/psa/index.html