Is a tanning bed better for you then the real sun? Can you get skin cancer from a tanning bed?

Yes you can get skin cancer from a tanning bed. All of it is bad for you skin. It causes premature wrinkles as well as an increased risk for skin cancer. Skin cancer can hit a teen as well as an older person so don't think that just because you are young that you will not get skin cancer.

Is a tanning bed better for you then the real sun? Can you get skin cancer from a tanning bed?
yes, youcan still cancer from a tanning bed. One of my friends went to a tanning place and only used a tanning bed once and got cancer from it.
Reply:A tanning bed is just as bad as the sun. The best kind of tan to get is a self tan. Which can be achieved by lotions you buy at the store or spray tan. I have used both and prefer the spray tan but its kind of pricey almost $30.00 each time. And it only lasts a few days.
Reply:a tanning bed will cause skin cancer, the sun will too. but the tanning bed if used everynow and then is a better choice.
Reply:yah a tanning bed is bad
Reply:no a tanning bed is worse than the sun, because it concentrates the bad rays on your skin. You probably will get skin cancer , if you bake in the sun regularly. you will look 300 years old when your 50. You will regret it i promise. skin cancer can spread. it travels down into your blood stream which can carry it to your vital organs. Just dont do it. its not worth it for tan skin for a couple of years. The sun isnt good for your skin. now with the ozone layer being ruined nothing is blocking out the harmful rays. best to take a vitamin D supplement, and put on sunblock every time you go outside and you will look 22 when your 50. just look at Christy brinkelyhttp://www.askmen.com/women/galleries/mo... . shes in her 50s' and she seayed out of the sun when she was younger, an put on sunblock. You see, when your getting a tan, your DAMAGING your skin. yes your damaging it. For every sunburn, you increase your likelyhood to get there cancer by 4% . That doesnt mean you can only get it when the numbers get to 100% btw. You can get it any time. Even now. teenagers and pre-teens can and do get skin cancer. The best way to get a flaw free tan, is by going to a salon that does air brushing. Yep the airbrush sprays on tanning fluid, but a professional is doing it. it looks great. costs about $25-$45 USD








Be careful. Wear sunblock.
Reply:Both are harmful, but tanning beds are more concentrated uva/uvb rays %26amp; can cause more damage faster. You also look like a old worn leather bag from tanning too much from either one. Both cause premature aging. Both can cause skin cancer. I have a friend who is in her last days, suffering from skin cancer. She tanned in the sun during the summer %26amp; used tanning beds the rest of the time. Her nose is a prosthetic (fake) %26amp; the cancer has spread to her brain. She also has skin cancer lesions on her back %26amp; legs. All of this because she wanted to look tanned. She is 32 years old %26amp; will be leaving a husband %26amp; two little girls, all so she could have brown skin....


I ALWAYS wear at least a ball cap when I am out in the sun. I spend a lot of time on the water %26amp; I use sunblock because of the reflection of the sun off of the water. I wear shirts that cover my shoulders %26amp; use sunblock on any exposed skin %26amp; I also wear sun glasses to prevent macular degeneration.