A recent meta-analysis and data from the 2013 Youth Risk Behavior Survey concluded that prohibiting tanning bed use for minors could potentially reduce the incidence of melanoma by 4.9% and the number of melanoma deaths by 4.7%.
It has been long known that tanning bed use increases the risk of cancer, but these findings are quite alarming. A number of States have already made changes that prohibit minors from using tanning beds. Hopefully, other States follow suit.