Tanning Research Paper

Have you ever looked in the mirror and thought to yourself, "Gee, I sure look white and pasty." No? Well, neither have I, but I can imagine what its like. This is just one of the many problems that can be solved by indoor tanning. Indoor tanning has been around for several years now and has become an effective, efficient, and safe way to get the look you desire. Not only can tanning darken your skin, but it can also lead to weight loss, help your general well-being, and many other things. I propose that indoor tanning is the perfect solution when you want to look great and feel even better. Recent studies show that a regular practice of tanning can lead to weight loss. According to Dr. Zane R. Kime, the author of the book Sunlight Could

I read the article “Kids want to tan” and I can express my reaction using this thesis: “The danger of getting too much tan”. The main ideas that I can find in this article are three: the sun-obsession, the skin cancer, and the percentage and incidence of skin cancer. I’m going to give a summary of this article and I’m going to explain the main ideas adding details related to my knowledge and my experience.

Melanoma is the fifth most common cancer among men and the sixth most common cancer in women (Melanoma Statistics). According to the Melanoma Research Foundation, the chances of getting melanoma increases by 75% if one uses a tanning bed before the age of thirty. (Why is tanning dangerous?). In addition, every one in three cancers diagnosed are diagnosed as skin cancer, and nearly 75% of patients diagnosed have admitted to using a tanning bed at least once in their lives. Although in some states it may be legal to use tanning beds under the age of eighteen, tanning beds have been proven to cause melanoma and skin damage when used inappropriately.

Being the daughter of woman who has had both basal cell and squamous cell skin cancer, I am biased in my belief that tanning beds cause skin cancer. As a teenager, I never used the services of a tanning salon, because my mother and my dermatologist succeeded in terrifying me about the dangers of tanning beds. Not surprisingly the article I found, “Congressional Investigation Finds Tanning Salons Lie About Health Risks to Patrons”, confirmed my beliefs. The article summarizes a study that was completed by the U.S House and Energy Committee, which revealed that 90% of the 300 tanning salons that were researched by the committee had denied the inherent risks associated with tanning beds. In addition, the author of the article, Mikaela Conley, compares and contrasts the causation between skin cancer and tanning beds between professionals who have conflicting interests.

Sharon Miller is the author of this article and is part of FDA. In this article she discusses how each type of uv rays damage the skin and which uv ray is used in tanning beds. This is relevant to my topic because it demonstrates the risk of skin cancer. Many people think tanning gives them a ¨healthy¨ glow, but in reality a tan is a sign on skin damage. UV-B rays burn the top layer of skin resulting in a sunburn in most cases. UV-A rays burn into a deeper layer of the skin causing a rash to appear. Tanning beds emit UV-B rays and UV-A rays, which is why you tend to get a sunburn before turning dark. The UV-B rays cause your body to emit more melanin, which is a pigment that darkens the skin. This is why we get tan in the summer whether it

Age for tanning beds and sunlamps should be restricted to no younger than 18 and up. A study shows that women and men under the age of twenty went to the hospital for tanning sunlamp related injures such as severe burn, and other injuries. “That database indicates that 75% of sunlamp-related injuries from 1980 to 2006 (excluding eye injuries) occurred in young women compared to only 25% in men (Table 1)(US Consumer Product Safety Commission, 2009) with a large portion of those being individuals under the age of 20,” (Coelho, Hearing 60). Women are more drawn to being tanner to fit beauty perception but this shows how many young adolescents used tanning lamps and retained injures from them. Teens tend to be drawn towards tanning beds because they think it’s a safe and danger free way to get an even tan. For this reason, France has enforced strict laws to prevent younger teenagers from using tanning beds. “In France, indoor tanning is becoming more-and-more prevalent, particularly among young females. France has enacted some of the strictest legislation that, notably, restrict tanning-bed access to adults aged ‡18 years old,” (Tella

Surprisingly, the sun-kissed tanned skin is what most younger whiter complexions are eagerly trying to desire; despite the risk of artificial tanning that could cause to a person’s health, but the rate of people using a tanning salon is still rising. In America, there are 30 million white females from ages 16 to 29 years old that are fascinated in indoor tanning (Becirevic, Amel et al, 2017). As the rate of tanning bed users rises the melanoma incident has also increased. Melanoma risk is associated with artificial tanning for a very long period of exposure to the ultraviolet radiation which skin problem can occur later in life. People used artificial tanning as it gives very quick result for a brief period and the fewest number of sessions

“Indoor tanning under the age of 18 increases your risk of skin cancer by 75%”(Division of Cancer Prevention Ceanter). Over 10,000 people are expected to die this year from UV related causes. However, many people will disregard these facts and continue on with their harmful habits. There are many effects of artificial tanning and prolonged exposure to the sun. Many people have no idea about the risks of prolonged exposure to the sun, how dangerous artificial tanning actually is, or how radiation is not the only harmful trait of indoor tanning.

You may think they are just getting a nice looking tan when going to a tanning salon, but what they actually are doing is putting their lives in danger. Around 1.6 million teenagers use tanning beds each year; unfortunately, this could cause the development of the deadliest skin cancer. While some people believe that they are getting a "base tan," this really does not exist. Instead, their skin will slowly age prematurely, acquire age spots and wrinkles, and in time may even develop cancer. Indoor tanning should be banned for minors and regulated more thoroughly for adults.

Indoor tanning exposes users to two types of UV rays, UVA and UVB. UVA rays are suspected to be linked to the development of melanoma and other skin cancers. Worldwide, there are more skin cancer cases due to indoor tanning than there are lung cancer cases due to smoking. Tanning causes damage to the DNA in our skin cells, which leads to abnormal growth that could be benign or malignant. Tanning also weakens our immune system which compromises our body's capability of fighting against malignancies and cancer cells. There are two types of skin cancer that can be caused by tanning- basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas. These types are treatable with early detection. Development of melanoma can be fatal."In the US alone, 419,254 cases of skin cancer can be attributed to indoor tanning. Out of this number, 6,199 are melanoma cases" (Skin Cancer Foundation). It has been found that younger tanners are at higher risk of developing skin cancers from tanning, but with the high levels of UV exposure, any tanner should take

Tanning was one of my favorite summertime activities growing up in the Midwest; it was a great thaw after a long, cold winter. During that time, baby oil was the choice of tanners whose goal it was to achieve the deep, rich golden colors of summer. Sadly, skin damage was caused summer after summer as the integumentary system was barraged with UV rays, knocking its system out of homeostasis.

This article accounts the Surgeon General’s mission to prevent skin cancer in the United States because it has become a major public health problem. This “Call to Action” has five major goals to support prevention, other methods of protection, reduce indoor tanning damage, increase the public’s knowledge, and strengthen research. It gives information about laws that have been applied in a majority of the states, including Indiana, that restrict indoor tanning. This emphasizes how serious skin cancer is becoming and how UV tanning could be a factor if government actions are being taken.

Those who have light skin, hair, and/or eye colors are at an increased risk for developing melanoma over their opposite counterparts. Risks escalate for those who are sensitive to the sun and develop sunburn easily, have a history of intense sunburns, or never tan. A family history of melanoma is another risk factor associated with developing the disease. Persons with a personal history of melanoma are at a greater risk of recurrence. Significant numbers of freckling and moles in an individual is an additional risk factor in developing melanoma. Controllable risk factors include the use of ultraviolet radiation tanning beds, and the time one spends in the sun under natural ultraviolet radiation (Calianno, 2011). Sunburns in later life and cumulative lifetime exposure to ultraviolet radiation are important factors in the development of melanoma, but blistering sunburns in early childhood markedly increase a person’s risk

According to Sherrif Ibrahim and Marc Brown, in Tanning and Cutaneous Malignancy, sun exposure, at the end of the 19th century, was considered a skin protectant to cancer. Ibrahim and Brown state that before the Industrial Revolution tan skin was a sign that someone was low class because he or she worked outdoors, while “porcelain” skin was associated with high society. After the Industrial Revolution, this idea switched and those who were tan we associated with being wealthy and happy since those who were tan had enough time to lounge around outdoors. Since then, the search for a perfect tan has increased and the first indoor tanning facility opened in 1978 in America (Ibrahim &

I do not think that is it a good decision for a person under 18 to use a tanning bed. Personally I enjoy tanning in the indoor salons. I have always thought that even though the UV rays were limited to a shorter length of time of exposure. The exposure is just as concentrated as the normal sun’s rays. We have learned from our text that our bodies require melanin to protect, skin from the harmful UV rays but that over exposure can be far more harmful. Exposing children to high amounts of UV rays could raise their chances skin cancers later in life. The Skin Foundation cited “those who use sunbeds before age 30 increase their lifetime risk of melanoma.” Currently Melanoma is the most common form of cancer for young adults between 25 years