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A new survey reports that 34 percent of 11th-grade girls in Minnesota have used indoor tanning facilities in the last year. 


"That is a little bit alarming, but unfortunately, not all that surprising," Dr. Jerry Brewer, a dermatologist at Mayo Clinic, told MPR News' Tom Crann.


This year's Minnesota Student Survey, conducted by the state Department of Health, asked students for the first time about their tanning habits.

"The survey underscores the importance of educating teenagers about the very real risks of tanning, one of which is increasing the risk of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer," said Health Commissioner Dr. Ed Ehlinger in a news release.

 to educate teens on the dangers of tanning.


Click the audio player above to hear Crann's full conversation with dermatologist Jerry Brewer.

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