| Comment Number: | 546631-00029 |
| Received: | 1/28/2010 |
| Commenter: | Thomas Ellis |
| Organization: | |
| State: | VA |
| 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:
I am an Engineer and a melanoma Patient. While I do not believe that all incidents of melanoma are caused by sunlight, the empirical evidence strongly links a huge number of the melanoma occurrences to the abuse of sunlight/tanning beds. Why is melanoma the leading cause of cancer deaths in young females? It used to be considered an old folks disease. Why is lung cancer a major problem in smokers? Something is definitely there as a catalyst to set off the mutations that result in cancer tumors. I have urged my daughters not to use Tanning beds. The one that has, often gets a burn from them. There definitely needs to be much tighter regulations and warnings about the dangers, especially restrictions on teenage utilization.