Young people are risking their lives by indulging in "binge tanning", a charity has warned.  'Sunburn also causes irreversible damage leading to premature aging'.  

More than a third of under-25s spend more than five hours a day in the sun on holiday, increasing their chances of developing life-threatening skin cancer, it said. And many are willing to employ a range of tricks, including using baby oil, to speed up their tanning. 

The poll, for Cancer Research UK, found that 36% of 15 to 24-year-olds spend more than five hours a day in the sun.

Article courtesy of Sky News website Monday 25th May 2009

Are these people completely bonkers??? If binge tanning was a genuine issue worth worrying about then at least 70% of the worlds population would already have skin cancer, I guess this is just another case of statistics gone mad again.  In summary there are people in this world who want us to fearful of almost everything, DON'T LISTEN TO THEM!!! Enjoy your time on this earth, because you're a long time dead!!!