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This Just In: Tanning Prevents Breast Cancer

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  • Sixty percent of our population is overweight. Science has recently linked obesity to cancer and diabetes. With simple exercise, like walking, is the seventh strategy. You don't have to do a marathon or a triathalon. Just walk. It can help maintain ideal weight. skin cancer treatments Los Angeles
  • Jack

    I get the distinction, bigyaz. The point is, the distinction doesn't matter.

  • Audrey

    Agreed: Trading one form of cancer for another doesn't seem so wise.

  • Wise, probably not. Does it work? Probably.

  • Audrey

    Just take some vitamin D in pill form and spend a little time outside instead of baking yourself in a UV coffin.

  • That's just like you to recommend taking drugs.

  • And we all want, for pure comedic imagery gold, that we want boobies on milk jugs.

  • bigyaz

    @5: Yeah, we get the obvious point. Troy was just rightly pointing out that, contrary to the sarcastic headline and "Right?" posted by Jack (who clearly didn't get the distinction), there is truth in the banner.

  • vertatle

    Yes, it has been shown that vitamin d can help reduce the risk of breast cancer. No one is arguing against that. Its the fact that a TANNING salon is using cancer prevention as a selling point. That is so incredibly irresponsible and unethical.

  • Hey all, vitamin D does help prevent breast cancer. A great source of the vitamin are UV rays.



    Skin cancer is totally different. In either case, I cannot wait until milk companies advertise their wares with boobies on the jugs.

  • bpm2000

    this is beyond absurd.

  • sevenless

    Oh man, don't get me started on those banners. That these tanning places even exist is bad enough. Every time that I walk by here there's some 20-something girl with 50-something skin walking into this place.



    If someone wants to make a site with actual science and facts, deathbytanning.org and .com are still available.

  • Jack

    Oh that's right, it actually increases the risk of cancer:



    "Long-term exposure to artificial sources of ultraviolet rays like tanning beds (or to the sun's natural rays) increases both men and women's risk of developing skin cancer. In addition, exposure to tanning salon rays increases damage caused by sunlight because ultraviolet light actually thins the skin, making it less able to heal. Women who use tanning beds more than once a month are 55 percent more likely to develop malignant melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer."



    http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/tip-sheet-tanning-booths

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