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10-Year-Old Girl Burned by Tanning Bed

by Susan Wagner, Posted May 4th 2009 3:00PM

A 10-year-old Welsh girl spent 16 minutes in a coin-operated tanning bed -- and wound up with burns over 70% of her body. Kelly Thompson has been advised to stay out of the sun for the next ten years because the burns have increased her risk of skin ...
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I believe my kids will now wear sunblock. Always.

by Heather Craven, Posted Jan 31st 2008 12:00PM

In early December I was diagnosed with one of the earliest forms of skin cancer on my face. This came as no surprise because my nose had been peeling for over 18 months despite the fact that I haven't been in the sun for years. I had a few nasty ...
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