| Comment Number: | 546631-00071 |
| Received: | 2/23/2010 |
| Commenter: | Samir Courdy |
| Organization: | Huntsman Cancer Institute |
| State: | UT |
| Agency: | Federal Trade Commission |
| Rule: | Proposed Consent Agreement In the Matter of the Indoor Tanning Association; FTC File No. 082 3159 |
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Comments:
there are several studies that show increased risk for developing malignant melanoma. If we want to decrease health care costs we need to eliminate these cases of such costly diseases. Studies have also shown now more than ever people are developing melanoma at a much younger age. These beds and tanning lamps must be banned. Richard P. Gallagher1,2,3, John J. Spinelli1,2 and Tim K. Lee1,4