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"  We felt sick after reading about a New Jersey mom who is in court over allegations that she took her 5-year-old daughter into a tanning booth. Police say the child suffered severe burns from the exposure.  The mom, Patricia Krentcil, maintains that her daughter got a sunburn from being outside on a hot day. She also says her daughter had mentioned to school officials that she had been to a tanning salon with her mom when she complained that her skin itched. The mother&amp;#039;s alleged actions are wrong on so many levels: Aside from the fact that it&amp;#039;s illegal for anyone underage to visit a tanning salon (New Jersey law prohibits anyone under the age of 14; many other states prohibit anyone under the age of 18), what kind of parent would willingly expose her daughter to dangerous UV rays?  Research has repeatedly shown that indoor tanning increases your odds of contracting melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer. Krentcil&amp;#039;s too-tan, leathery skin is evidence that she&amp;#039;s a regular tanner. But if she&amp;#039;s not concerned for her own health, she should at least be looking out for that of her daughter. Krentcil is facing child endangerment charges. Click here for more information on the dangers of indoor tanning. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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