For years it has been scientists have described tanning beds and ultraviolet radiation as "probable carcinogens’. However now International cancer experts say tanning beds and ultraviolet radiation into the top cancer risk category, stating both to be as deadly as arsenic and mustard gas. Vincent Cogliano, one of the cancer researchers believes that the current study will help teen to avoid using sunbeds. The new classification means tanning beds and ultraviolet radiation are definite causes of cancer, alongside tobacco, the hepatitis B virus and chimney sweeping, among others.

[Physorg]