| type="text/javascript"> ch_client = "articlealley"; | | | | UVB but has still been shown to cause skin |
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| 250; ch_non_contextual = 4; ch_noborders = 1; | | | | cancer but it is agreed that UVA penetrates |
| ch_vertical ="premium"; ch_sid = "590x250 Article | | | | deeper into the skin than its UVB counterpart. |
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| ch_query = ch_queries[ch_selected]; } How | | | | Aside from increased skin cancer risks, a tanning |
| many people do you know who use a tanning | | | | bed may also cause other problems for users. |
| bed? However many people you know to be | | | | When constantly exposed to the UVA radiation of |
| using a tanning bed, you can bet that there are | | | | a tanning bed, the immune system may actually |
| even more people using one than you would ever | | | | weaken over time. Naturally, this will lead to |
| realize. Small businesses such as Laundromats or | | | | increased chances for illness. Also, it is not known |
| nail salons have added tanning beds as a way of | | | | if the damage to the immune system is reversible |
| generating more revenue. But, while the use and | | | | after a person ceases using a tanning bed. |
| popularity of the tanning bed continues to grow, is | | | | Research is still being conducted to answer this |
| it really safe to use or could you be increasing | | | | question. |
| your risks for skin cancer? | | | | Consistent use of a tanning bed may also cause |
| Without question, UV radiation has been proven | | | | damage to the skin itself. This is because a |
| to cause skin cancer. There are two basic types | | | | tanning bed will evaporate the moisture in our skin |
| of UV-Ultraviolet A (UVA) and Ultraviolet B (UVB). | | | | and cause it to dry out. In time, the skin will |
| UVB radiation is produced by the sun and | | | | appear leathery and wrinkled. The effects of |
| responsible for the sunburns people get when | | | | long-term tanning bed exposure to the skin are |
| outside for too long. A tanning bed uses UVA | | | | irreversible and there is still an increased chance of |
| radiation which is considered less harmful than | | | | skin cancer developing later on down the road. |