| Comment Number: | 546631-00014 |
| Received: | 1/27/2010 |
| Commenter: | Christopher Moeller |
| Organization: | Moeller Dermatology |
| State: | KS |
| Agency: | Federal Trade Commission |
| Rule: | Proposed Consent Agreement In the Matter of the Indoor Tanning Association; FTC File No. 082 3159 |
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Comments:
As practicing physician specializing in dermatology for the past 25 years, I have seen many patients suffer and die from skin cancer caused by tanning beds. I and many other health professionals view the tanning industry the same way we view the tabacco industry. I would urge the FTC to support a tax on tanning bed use to help offset the costs associated with care of the patients with disease caused by tanning.