Teens and Tanning Salons

My 14-year-old neighbor is tanner than me, and it’s not because she just returned from a trip to the Bahamas for spring break. In fact, she and her family have yet to leave on their spring vacation. The reason she is sporting a golden tan is because she is a regular visitor at our local tanning salon. It goes without saying that fake baking exposes people to potentially dangerous radiation. Moreover, according to a recent health study, a million people will get skin cancer this year–—many of those cases caused by exposure to ultraviolet rays—the same rays found in tanning … Continue reading