The truth about tanning; your natural skin color is great the way it is!

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• Alternative Title:
  Truth about tanning infographic
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (U.S.). Division of Cancer Prevention and Control.
• Description:
  Your natural skin color is great the way it is! Indoor tanning before you]re 35 increases your risk of melanoma by 75%. Myth: I have to get a tan to look good. Truth: You should know your skin will pay a price! Fine lines and wrinkles, cataracts, sagging skin, and brown spots. Myth: Only old people get cancer. Truth: Young women are getting skin cancer more often. The risk is real! Melanoma--the deadliest kind--is the third most common cancer in people from 15 to 39. You can get melanoma in your eyes. Myth: Having a good base tan will protect my skin from the sun. Truth: A tan is a sign of damaged skin. Myth: Tanning beds are a good way to get vitamin D. Truth: Tanning beds are risky, and most people get enough vitamin D from food and sunlight during daily activities. You can get more than a tan from a tanning bed! If the tanning bed isn't clean, you could pick up a serious skin infection with symptoms like genital warts, skin rashes, skin warts, and flaky discolored patches on your skin.
• Content Notes:
  Called also: Truth about tanning infographic.
  
  "5/3/13" - date from document properties
  
  Mode of access: World Wide Web
  
  
• Subjects:
  Cosmetic Techniques/adverse Effects Skin Care Skin Neoplasms/prevention & Control Sunbathing Ultraviolet Rays
• Document Type:
  Poster
• Genre:
  Popular Works ; Infographic
• Pages in Document:
  electronic resourc; remote; 1 p. : digital, PDF file (2.7 MB)
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:2043eca259b1fbc66afef32fad03eaa1486e21d2a9f87810034c5077aaadf576
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/13709/cdc_13709_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.66 MB ]