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Tanning Beds Branded a Top Cancer Risk

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted Jul 29, 2009 1:22 AM CDT

(Newser) – Tanning beds have been upgraded from a probable carcinogen to a definite cause of cancer by World Health Organization experts, Newsday reports. The scientists analyzed over 20 studies and promptly moved the beds and other sources of ultraviolet radiation into their top category of cancer... Read full story »

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