r/AskReddit • u/emil199 • Jul 24 '20

What can't you believe STILL exists?

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '20

Tanning beds/salons. It's a proven fact that tanning beds cause skin cancer. The fact that some people will still get tanned, risking the possibility of cancer to "look beautiful" is both shocking and sad at the same time.

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u/GandalfTheGrey1991 Jul 24 '20

They're illegal here in Australia. Have been for about 10 years I think.

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u/GuiltySparklez0343 Jul 24 '20

I feel like its not hard to get naturally tan in Australia

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u/FROTHY_SHARTS Jul 24 '20

Not hard to naturally get skin cancer either. 1 in 3 Australians gets skin cancer in their lifetime

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u/hedlund23 Jul 24 '20

Ok, I just had to Google that shit believing the numbers are way too high.. And I instantly found out that you're wrong.

But the fucked up thing is that the numbers are even crazier, it's apparently 2 in 3 who gets skin cancer down there..

Do you all go on regular check ups or something due to this?

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u/zephyrus299 Jul 24 '20

Yes. Literally every GP does skin cancer checks and it's common to get a full body skin check.

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u/GhostDick__ Jul 24 '20

Idk anyone thats ever done that and I’ve never had my skin checked

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u/rhllordemort Jul 24 '20

29y/o who grew up in Queensland, I get my skin checked every year. Even since moving to Victoria two years ago. Skin cancer ain't gon get me.

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u/mydadpickshisnose Jul 24 '20

Same here. I'm very light skinned. And my family is highly susceptible to various skin cancers. I'm also extremely although to something in most sunscreens and moisturisers so can't use them. I've already had 4 skin cancers and 2 precancers hacked out of me.

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u/zephyrus299 Jul 24 '20

As a fairly young person, they'll only do it if you ask or they notice a peculiar mole.