July 30, 2009
Judge Tom
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Beware of tanning beds!

The risk of skin cancer jumps by 75% if you start using tanning beds before you’re 35 years old.  This is the finding of a new analysis of twenty studies published in the medical journal Lancet Oncology in July, 2009 and from recent FDA reports.  The Lancet report stems from research by experts at the International Agency for Research on Cancer in France, the cancer arm of the World Health Organization.

tanningbedSun lamps give off ultraviolet-A (UVA) radiation which experts say is as harmful as arsenic and mustard gas.  Similar to tobacco and hepatitis-B, exposing yourself to the ultraviolet radiation of a tanning booth or bed is a definite cause of skin cancer.  Almost 8,000 people will die this year in the United States from skin cancer, and 1,000 in Canada.

For more about tanning salons, see:  http://askthejudge.info/should-tanning-salons-be-off-limits-to-teens/198/

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Judge Tom is the founder and moderator of AsktheJudge.info. He is a retired juvenile judge and spent 23 years on the bench. He has written several books for lawyers and judges as well as teens and parents including 'Teen Cyberbullying Investigated' (Free Spirit Publishing) and 'Every Vote Matters: the Power of Your Voice, from Student Elections to the Supreme Court' (Free Spirit Publishing). In 2020, the American Bar Association published "Cyberbullying Law," the nation's first case-law book written for lawyers, judges and law students. When he's not answering teens' questions, Judge Tom volunteers with the American Red Cross and can be found hiking, traveling and reading.

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