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Indoor tanning is a known risk factor for nonmelanoma skin cancer and melanoma, and the risks increase with a younger start and more frequent indoor tanning. A cross-sectional study examined data from the 2009 and 2011 national Youth Risk Behavior Surveys to better estimate the prevalence and frequency of indoor tanning (frequent, >10 sessions/year) and the association with other health-related behaviors. Every year, as part of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention surveillance of high-risk behaviors among American teens, students complete self-administered, nonpaying questionnaires. Sample sizes were 16,410 in 2009 and 15,425 in 2011, drawn from approximately 15.5 million students, with response rates of 71% for both years.
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