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Teen tanning in '90s behind rapid melanoma rise, dermatologist says

Teens' use of tanning beds in the 1990s has resulted in rising rates of melanoma among young women, according to dermatologist Darrell S. Rigel, a past president of ASDS. Researchers have reported "especially rapid" increases in melanoma among young white women. "All the melanoma I see in women in their 20s and 30s, virtually every one of them has gone to a tanning salon, and we're seeing a lot more," Rigel said.

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