Liz Benditt and her family. (Liz Benditt via SWNS)
A woman who has fought skin cancer three times has slammed the "tanmaxxing" TikTok trend and begged young people to "learn from my dumb mistakes."
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Liz Benditt had skin cancer from excessive tanning. (Liz Benditt via SWNS)
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(Liz Benditt via SWNS)
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