Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has withdrawn a proposal to ban teens from using tanning beds as skin experts warn of the cancer risks associated with the beds’ ultraviolet light.
Using tanning beds can triple a person’s risk of melanoma, a skin cancer often linked to sun exposure, according to experts. It also matters when sun damage happens. Those who first use a tanning bed before age 35 years increase their risk for melanoma by 75 percent, the Skin Cancer Foundation has noted.
