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Dermatologists from Penn State University say that a safe suntan does not exist. The incidence of melanoma, a fatal form of skin cancer, was eight times higher among women and also four times higher among men in 2009, and researchers say tanning beds are partly to blame. Among 25 to 29 olds, melanoma is the most common form of cancer, and the second most common form among 15 to 29 year olds. Researchers say that the reason for this is partly because of young women using the tanning beds; up to 80% of tanning salon clients are female. To view the full article in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings, please click here.