Many people admire or try to get the perfect, healthy-looking tan.
This, however, is a misnomer. There's no such thing as a healthy tan. Nearly 95 percent of all skin cancers in the United States are caused by exposure to UV radiation. The American Cancer Society estimates that about 47,700 new cases of melanomas will be diagnosed during the year 2000. Also about 1.3 million cases of nonmelanoma skin cancer are diagnosed each year.