This article gives the impression that the increase in skin cancer among young people is caused by tanning in the sun. Environmental factors such as ozone depletion should have at least been referenced in the article.
Cathy Hodge McCoid Sacramento, Calif.
In your article, the conclusion that young people are getting more skin cancers because “people are tanning more” does not seem to be supported by the research as reported.
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