A 23-year-old has revealed how he was given just 12 months to live after he started using sunbeds to “fit in" with his friends. Jak Howell, from Swansea, had been visiting salons for six years, before he was given the tragic news last year.
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Indoor tanning ban would reduce melanoma deaths, show researchers (UK)
A ban of commercially available indoor tanning would substantially reduce deaths from melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer, a study led by University of Manchester researchers has concluded.
UK indoor tanning ban would reduce melanoma deaths
A ban of commercially available indoor tanning would substantially reduce deaths from melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer, a study led by University of Manchester researchers has concluded. The study findings are being published to coincide with Melanoma Awareness Month.
Study shows tanning bed ban would reduce skin cancer rates in minors and cut healthcare costs
A recent study indicates that a U.S. ban on the use of tanning beds among minors would prevent thousands of cases of melanoma in adolescents and would save millions of dollars in healthcare costs.