title: An ounce of prevention.
abstract: Tanned skin has long been viewed as attractive in today's culture. With more recent developments in the benefits of vitamin D as well as because of strong marketing by the indoor tanning industry, more individuals have been tanning indoors and outside. Many people don't realize that the ultraviolet light they seek to tan their skin and boost their vitamin D levels is the same radiation that causes aging of the skin and skin cancers.
authors.affiliation: University of Missouri School of Medicine, USA. martinkar@health.missouri.edu
authors.forename: Kari L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: Susan K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Ailor
mesh_terms: D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D015595:Skin Aging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000528:radiation effects*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013472:Sunlight / Q000009:adverse effects*