Woman killed by excessive sunbed use
Posted on Jul 5th 2007 3:34PM by Jonathon MorganFiled Under: Diet & Weight Loss
At 29-years-old, Zita Farrelly died of skin cancer. But she wasn't at the beach 6 times a week, or outside all summer without ever using sunblock. Ms. Farrely's cancer was due entirely to her excessive use of tanning beds.
From age 14 to 21, the mother of two used sunbeds twice a day -- hundreds and hundreds of times -- then stopped, when she learned of the negative impact tanning could have on her health. It was already too late, however, as last year she found a mole on her leg, which was later diagnosed as melanoma.
Her family is now working to warn others of the dangers of using sunbeds -- hoping to prevent similar tragedies.
