Hello,
Personally, I feel that tanning beds should be FDA regulated.....and if anyone out there thinks they are safer than sun bathing, think again. I enjoyed utilizing the tanning beds - until 2006 - I was diagnosed with an extremely rare, aggressive and often deadly "new form" skin cancer. It is called Merkel Cell Carcinoma. It took surgeries, chemo and radiation to get me to where I am today. The biggest contributing factor and common denominator is the sun or tanning beds......Since Merkel Cell reared its ugly head, I have also had Squamous Cell and Basil Cell removed via MOHS....Those with Merkel Cell should not really have MOHS for excising the cancer.
I honestly feel more should be brought to light regarding "Tanning Salons"......you may be putting yourself at risk and paying a high cost for doing so. Skin cancer is definetly on the rise.
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Hello,
Personally, I feel that tanning beds should be FDA regulated.....and if anyone out there thinks they are safer than sun bathing, think again. I enjoyed utilizing the tanning beds - until 2006 - I was diagnosed with an extremely rare, aggressive and often deadly "new form" skin cancer. It is called Merkel Cell Carcinoma. It took surgeries, chemo and radiation to get me to where I am today. The biggest contributing factor and common denominator is the sun or tanning beds......Since Merkel Cell reared its ugly head, I have also had Squamous Cell and Basil Cell removed via MOHS....Those with Merkel Cell should not really have MOHS for excising the cancer.
I honestly feel more should be brought to light regarding "Tanning Salons"......you may be putting yourself at risk and paying a high cost for doing so. Skin cancer is definetly on the rise.
Audi
April 1, 2010 - 8:53pmThis Comment
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