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>> by not acting the fda is allowing young people to be exposed to an agent that causes cancer. >> reporter: the industry said most of its workers are trained not to overclaim. but critics say no matter what you're told at the salon -- >> it's up to you. you could come every day if you want. you just can't tan two times in one day. >> reporter: -- there is no safe indoor tan. a lesson becky casone, who no longer leaves the house without a floppy hat, learned the hard way. jim avila, abc news, washington. >> and among women in their 20s melanoma is up 50% since the 1980s. >> scary. get this, of...

D, makes your bones strong. >> tanning beds are brightly lit cancer-causing coffins, plain and simple. >> reporter: in fact, indoor tanning under the lights, says the world health organization, is just as dangerous as inhaling asbestos, swallowing arsenic, or smoking. in america melanoma is the leading cancer killer for women in their 20s. deadlier than lung cancer. >> it was terrifying. >> reporter: becky casone started hitting the salons during her high school years in ohio, competing with friends for best tan. eventually going two and three times a week before melanoma struck, leaving her w...