Some Facts about Indoor Tanning:

* Ultraviolet radiation (UVR) is a proven human carcinogen, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
* Frequent tanners using new high-pressure sunlamps may receive as much as 12 times the annual UVA dose compared to the dose they receive from sun exposure.
* Nearly 30 million people tan indoors in the U.S. every year.
* On an average day, more than one million Americans use tanning salons.
* Seventy one percent of tanning salon patrons are girls and women aged 16-29.
* First exposure to tanning beds in youth increases melanoma risk by 75 percent.
* People who use tanning beds are 2.5 times more likely to develop squamous cell carcinoma and 1.5 times more likely to develop basal cell carcinoma.
* The indoor tanning industry has an annual estimated revenue of $5 billion.