LONDON — International cancer experts have moved tanning beds and other sources of ultraviolet radiation into the top cancer risk category, deeming them as deadly as arsenic and mustard gas. For years, scientists have described tanning beds and ultraviolet radiation as "probable carcinogens."
A new analysis of about 20 studies concludes the risk of skin cancer jumps by 75 percent when people start using tanning beds before age 30. Experts also found that all types of ultraviolet radiation caused worrying mutations in mice, proof the radiation is carcinogenic. Previously, only one type of ultraviolet radiation was thought to be lethal.
The new classification means tanning beds and other sources of ultraviolet radiation are definite causes of cancer, alongside tobacco, the hepatitis B virus and chimney sweeping, among others.
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Anyway... I found this funny as last week I spent some time at girls came. There the water cannot be consumed due to high levels of arsenic... don't worry it is okay if you water has up to 10 particles of arsenic. It is considered dangerous at 50. The water at camp was over 200. :)
Don't worry we didn't drink any of it, or cook any food in it, but it was considered safe enough for cleaning dishes, showering, and doing laundry...
So for any of those out there that are tanners. Take it with a grain of salt. Just because there is arsenic in the water doesn't make it deadly... or does it.
