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Tanning is getting hot again. Here's what it really does to your skin
Summary by The Los Angeles Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Jaimie Ding | The Associated Press , as published by NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)
· July 30, 2026
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Nichole Sims started using a tanning bed at 15 because she said everyone around her was doing it, especially before events like homecoming dances and prom. Eight years later, she was diagnosed with melanoma — a potentially life-threatening skin cancer. During that time, Sims has seen tanning beco...
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Key points Eight years later, she was diagnosed with melanoma — a potentially life-threatening skin cancer. Nichole Sims started using a tanning bed at 15 because she said everyone around her was doing it, especially before events like homecoming dances and prom.
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What is this story about? Nichole Sims started using a tanning bed at 15 because she said everyone around her was doing it, especially before events like homecoming dances and prom. Eight years later, she was diagnosed with melanoma — a potentially life-threatening skin cancer. During that time, Sims has seen tanning beco...
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