A 2002 study in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute found that using indoor tanning devices increased the risk of skin cancers - 2.5 times for squamous cell carcinoma and 1.5 times for basal cell carcinoma - compared with nonusers.

It is estimated that 2.3 million teens visit a tanning salon at least once a year

Nearly 30 million people tan indoors in the United States annually. Of these, 2.3 million are teens.

One out of three teenagers say they tan because it looks healthy. In fact, in an AAD survey, more than 80 percent of people aged 25 and younger said they looked better with a tan.

Tanning bed/salon statistics

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