There is more than one type of skin cancer. Even if some tanning "protects" from melanoma, it increases your chances of basal cell and squamous cell cancers, as well as photoaging (sunspots, wrinkles). Also it is hard for some skin types to get any level of "healthy" sun--they burn too easily and have an increased rate of melanoma at baseline. This article should be clarified before posting to avoid giving people bad advice.
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There is more than one type of skin cancer. Even if some tanning "protects" from melanoma, it increases your chances of basal cell and squamous cell cancers, as well as photoaging (sunspots, wrinkles). Also it is hard for some skin types to get any level of "healthy" sun--they burn too easily and have an increased rate of melanoma at baseline. This article should be clarified before posting to avoid giving people bad advice.
July 22, 2011 - 6:50amThis Comment
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