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The first rigorous study of an increasingly common form of skin cancer in young people finds that indoor tanning significantly increases the risk, particularly amongst females. This new study by Yale Cancer Center researchers finds that people who used indoor tanning beds are at much higher risk of developing basal cell carcinoma (BCC) before the age of 40 than people who never used indoor tanning beds. BCC is an extremely common type of skin cancer, more frequent than all other forms of skin cancer combined. The findings are published online in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, December 13 2011.

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