Reduce Risk of Skin Cancer for Kentucky Youth
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ACS CAN supports legislation that would restrict adolescents younger than 18 years old from using indoor tanning devices.
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Kentucky has one of the highest incident and death rates from melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, in the nation—even higher than Florida, Arizona, or California.
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An increase in skin cancer has been linked to exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation emitted by indoor tanning devices. Younger people are at a higher risk than the rest of the population of suffering from harmful effects later in life.
