tone within two days. The Bottom Line: Evidence suggests that tanning greatly increases your risk of developing skin cancer. And‚ contrary to popular belief‚ getting a tan will not protect your skin from sunburn or other skin damage. The extra melanin in tanned skin provides a Sun Protection Factor (SPF) of about 2 to 4; far below the minimum recommended SPF of 15. According to the National Cancer Institute‚ women who use tanning beds more than once a month are 55 percent more likely to develop
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Addicted to tanning Billy and Alyssa are two young people that have a serious addiction to tanning. They do everything from using a tanning bed to lying out in the sun for hours. As many people know there are many dangers of tanning. Any way of tanning is bad for you. Tans are caused by harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun or tanning lamps which causes cell damage. The increasing damage caused by UV radiation can lead to premature skin aging like wrinkles‚ lax skin‚ brown spots
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linguistic features; Presentational devices. The article ‘Sun Vampires’ appeared in The Big Issue in May 1997. The Big Issue is aimed at a wide audience‚ including the younger generation‚ and is an effective way to reach the youth through a magazine‚ including young adults using tanning beds. The Big Issue is sold by the homeless on the street and can usually be found in any town centre or city. The heading of the article I am analysing is ‘Sun Vampires’ and this in turn contradicts itself as vampires
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Do the Benefits of Tanning Outweigh the Risks? Amber Williams University of Phoenix‚ Axia College 26 year-old Clare Oliver spent her last living days warning the population about the dangers of tanning beds. The young woman started using tanning beds in her teens and was diagnosed with skin cancer when she was 22 years old (Ross‚ 2008). Reports come out every year with an increased amount of people who are affected by Ultra Violet radiation exposure. With so many studies about the
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Illustration Essay: Tanning Causes Melanoma Skin Cancer In December of 2010‚ at the age of forty‚ I was diagnosed with Stage III Metastatic Melanoma. In my early twenties I would tan every day. I would tan outdoors or go into the tanning salon. At the tanning salon I would see the small picture of the danger signs of melanoma‚ only to look right next to it and see the large poster of a gorgeous model with beautifully tanned skin holding the latest indoor tanning lotion. That model’s poster
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SUN BEDS VS SUNBATHING VS FAKE TANS There are lots ways of getting a beautiful glowing tan that make you feel good and look good not only in summer but all year round but there are also dangers of getting this healthy tanned look. Sun beds. Lots of sun beds are coin operated these days with no supervision these can be found in every city on nearly every high street‚ there is nothing or no one telling you or allowing you are only to use them for a limited amount of time and certainly no one stopping
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Do you like bathing in the sun? Going out and getting a nice tan? Of course mostly everyone likes going out into the warm sun‚ but going out without sunscreen is a bit risky. Tanning is one of the main causes of our countries skin cancer epidemic. People should learn the many risks and dangers of being over exposed by ultra violet rays. Tanning is a process in which people’s skin gets darker or tanner by ultra violet lights. Tanned skin is the natural defense mechanism for protecting the skin against
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They’re desperate for a sun fix. They spend hours incarcerated in hi-tech coffins. Cayte Williams meets the “tanorexics” You’re lying in a big plastic cocoon. Weird blue light beats down at you through hi-tech glass and there’s a strange humming noise. You’re naked and sweating profusely. Have you been abducted by aliens for experimental tests? No‚ you’re lying on a sunbed and if you’re doing it more than once a week then you could be seriously addicted. The Imperial Cancer Research Fund
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to go outside in the sun‚ sun bathing‚ swimming - well‚ you know what I mean - can invite sunburn and unwanted looks at those white legs. It would be a pretty good idea to try to get a nice base tan prior to going to the beach‚ river or pool. Despite what was considered normal for tanning (go outside get burnt‚ peel and then turn Tan) it is not good for you‚ it is not comfortable and it is actually a pain. So my best suggestion would be to come to the salon and enjoy tanning at least every other
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of controversy about tanning‚ and tanning beds. From the moment we are born we are being warned about the harms of UV rays. When going to the beach‚ or to play outside parents are always lathering their children up with sunblock‚ and constantly reapplying. When the children grow old enough to go to the beach by themselves parents are still warning them to remember to put sunblock on and yet as one walks down the beach you see an increasing amount of people tanning. This tanning behavior is well known
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