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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2006 98(22):1594-1596; doi:10.1093/jnci/djj482
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NEWS

Legislators Combat Melanoma, Restrict Teen Tanning

Ariel Whitworth

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Young teens would be banned from indoor tanning beds and older teens would need their parents' permission, under a law proposed in Massachusetts.

The state is just one of many that have banned or restricted indoor tanning for teenagers. California, Texas, New Jersey, North Carolina, and New Hampshire have recently passed bills, bringing to 25 the number of states that have placed some restriction on minors' access to tanning beds. Legislators, with the support of local and national cancer advocacy groups, have passed the bills seeking to limit skin cancer risk. But opponents in the industry say that parents should be able to decide whether their children can visit tanning beds and that restricting tanning may limit teens' exposure to vitamin D, which has been associated with . . . [Full Text of this Article]

How UV Causes Cancer

Opponents Turn to Vitamin D

Will Laws Make a Difference?


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