By Hoss Dagher
Why should you care if teens tan? Why should you care if they smoke cigarettes?
The number of skin cancer cases due to tanning is higher than the number of lung cancer cases due to smoking.
* In the United States alone, 419,254 cases of skin cancer can be attributed to indoor tanning. Out of this number, 6,199 are melanoma cases.
* Thirty-five percent of adults, 55 percent of college students, and 19 percent of adolescents have indoor-tanned.
* Exposure to indoor tanning is common, especially among young persons.