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Tanning Beds

tanning beds: The time lag doesnt trouble activists from the Canadian Cancer Society and others who are thrilled that MPPs unanimously passed the legislation making it illegal for anyone under 18 to use tanning beds, according to The Star. I wouldnt wish this experience on my worst enemy, added Neale, who was required to top up her tan several times a week as a condition of employment and was diagnosed with the potentially deadly cancer two months after quitting at age 20 and After years of delays, Ontario passed what is hailed as a life-saving teen tan ban Wednesday to cut down on the rising incidence of skin cancer but it could be months before the law takes effect. Knowing it will save lives means the world to me, said Kate Neale, a Belleville-area woman who worked and tanned in a salon in her late teens before developing melanoma and going through a host of treatments. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.