Indoor Tanning Raises Skin Cancer Risk, Especially in Young People, Study SaysSearing, Linda
Ferris MD, PhDDepartment of Dermatology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PAa b s t r a c tYoung, non-Hispanic white females represent the population most likely to use indoor tanning facilities. This population may be atincreased risk of skin cancer as recent meta-analyses support a stro...
Popularity of Indoor Tanning Contributes to Increased Incidence of Skin Cancer.The article reports on the studies about tanning at a tanning salon. A recent report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control showed that there were 700 emergency room visits because of injuries like sunburns, ...
Skin cancer prevention advocates target indoor tanningdoi:10.1002/cncr.31988Carrie PrintzJohn Wiley & Sons, LtdCancer
This study adds to the small quantity of literature on the relationship between indoor tanning and skin cancer screening. Although the FDA recommends that individuals repeatedly exposed to UV radiation be screened regularly for skin cancer,10,11 less than a third of ITs had ever been screened. Th...
Strong links between indoor tanning behavior and skin cancer have been demonstrated across several studies. Understanding the complex belief systems that underlie indoor tanning in young women is a crucial first step in developing interventions to deter this behavior.To develop and validate a comprehensiv...
To test the hypothesis that indoor tanning without burns prevents sunburn and subsequent skin cancer, researchers at the Masonic Cancer Center, Department of Dermatology, and Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis used data from a case-control study on indoor...
"Using indoor tanning beds can damage your skin and increase your risk of developing skin cancer," FDA Commissioner Dr. Margaret A. Hamburg, said in anews release. "The FDA's proposed changes will help address some of the risks associated with sunlamp products and provide consumers with clear...
Tanning bed use, particularly among teen girls and young adult women, has become a modern-day epidemic in the past 20 years. Numerous studies have established the link between indoor tanning use and skin cancer, including melanoma. Reducing the harms of indoor tanning is one of 5 g...
CONTEXT: Indoor tanning is a risk factor for skin cancer, but the population-based prevalence of this behavior among adolescents is not clearly known. OBJECTIVES: To describe the prevalence of tanning booth use among white US adolescents and to assess its association with sociodemographic factors, ...