Thesis: Recent studies show that tanning beds cause harmful, sometimes lethal, skin cancers; therefore, society should regulate tanning bed use to protect people.
I. Introduction
II. Studies prove there is a strong connection between tanning beds and skin cancers, some of which are deadly.
A. Expert testimonies
1.carcinogenic
2. 75% increase
3. Melanoma increase-women and youth
B. I.T.A. testimony
1. Vitamin D decrease cancers
2. Safer ways to obtain Vit. D
3. Vit. D small amount
III. Comparisons of the tanning and tobacco industries result in numerous similarities.
A. Similarities of Marketing
1. 4 techniques
2. Youth-consumption
3. Lawsuits
B. Similarities of Denial
1. Cancer-causing
2. Appeal to intelligence (safe, beneficial)
C. Avoidable
1. Non-essential
2. Cosmetic
3. Lack of gov. regulation
IV. Media influence brainwashes tanners to the point of ignorance.
A. Media influence
1. Billboards, magazines-beautiful tans
2. Hollywood
3. Tanning=Beauty
4. Nevana
B. What tanners say
1. feel better tan
2. do not care about cancer (can't happen to them)
3. Nevana's friends
I. Introduction
II. Studies prove there is a strong connection between tanning beds and skin cancers, some of which are deadly.
A. Expert testimonies
1.carcinogenic
2. 75% increase
3. Melanoma increase-women and youth
B. I.T.A. testimony
1. Vitamin D decrease cancers
2. Safer ways to obtain Vit. D
3. Vit. D small amount
III. Comparisons of the tanning and tobacco industries result in numerous similarities.
A. Similarities of Marketing
1. 4 techniques
2. Youth-consumption
3. Lawsuits
B. Similarities of Denial
1. Cancer-causing
2. Appeal to intelligence (safe, beneficial)
C. Avoidable
1. Non-essential
2. Cosmetic
3. Lack of gov. regulation
IV. Media influence brainwashes tanners to the point of ignorance.
A. Media influence
1. Billboards, magazines-beautiful tans
2. Hollywood
3. Tanning=Beauty
4. Nevana
B. What tanners say
1. feel better tan
2. do not care about cancer (can't happen to them)
3. Nevana's friends
V. Conclusion