This is a great post and an important topic.  Prevention is so important, and in fact, the Melanoma Research Foundation is reaching out to teens and young adults about tanning and its link to the deadliest type of skin cancer.  Most people don’t realize that using tanning beds before age 35 increases your risk of developing melanoma by 75% and occasionally using tanning beds can triple your chances.  The research shows that there’s no such thing as a “safe” or “healthy” tan.

We invite all young people to “Take a Stand, Don’t Tan!” with us by signing our online pledge at www.melanoma.org/take-a-stand.  You can also find really important information about the realities of tanning, read stories from young women who have a history of both tanning and melanoma, and watch our neat YouTube video about teens confronting big decisions.