Although the use of tanning beds have been linked to skin cancer, latest survey has found that 12 percent of the top 125 colleges in the United States gave students access to on-campus tanning beds, and 48 percent referred them to off-campus housing that offered indoor tanning to students. Some facilities even accepted free tanning for student tenants or campus credit as payment.
The survey, which was published on Oct. 29, shows the alarming mixed message that the colleges are sending to their students. With cancer rates, particularly of melanoma - a deadly form of skin cancer, soaring all over the country, critics are saying that indoor tanning should be discouraged and even prohibited in colleges and affiliated housing facilities for students.
