Tanning Beds as Deadly as Arsenic

The World Health Organization's cancer division has now listed tanning beds and other sources of ultraviolet radiation as definitive cancer-causers, classifying them in the top cancer risk category, deeming them as deadly as arsenic and mustard gas.

A new analysis of about 20 studies concludes the risk of skin cancer jumps by 75% when people start using tanning beds before age 30.  Nearly 69,000 U.S. cases of melanoma were diagnosed last year.

The American Cancer Society advises people to try bronzing or self-tanning creams instead of tanning beds.