Sunbeds raise skin cancer risk by 20 per cent: study | Cancer Kick

The researchers called for tanning under the age of 18 to be restricted, and
unsupervised tanning salons to be banned ? laws that are already in place in
Australia and several European countries.

?Prevention of the harmful effects associated with sunbed use must be
based on tougher actions,? wrote lead author Mathieu Boniol, of the
International Prevention Research Institute, in France.

?If sunbed use by teenagers and young adults does not substantially
decrease in the short term, then more radical actions should be envisioned,
such as the nationwide prohibition of the public use of tanning devices,
which was implemented by the Brazilian National Health Surveillance Agency
in November 2009.?

They argued that the sunbed industry has not shown an ability to ?self-regulate
effectively? but instead gives ?information intended to deceive
consumers?.

?The sunbed industry has used the opportunity to claim that properly
regulated indoor tanning is safe, and that it might even have health
benefits,? they said.

A ban on under 18s using sunbeds is coming into force in the UK last year.

Across Europe, the use of sunbeds leads to almost 3,500 cases of skin cancer
and 800 deaths every year, the authors estimated.

Elspeth Wigmore, Information Development Nurse at Macmillan Cancer Support,
said: ?Young people who use sunbeds are particularly at risk of developing
skin cancers including the most serious type of skin cancer, malignant
melanoma. Using a sunbed also ages your skin which will affect your
appearance as you get older.

?New regulations ban the use of sunbeds by people under 18. You should see
your GP if you notice any changes to your skin that don?t heal or go away on
their own.?

Article source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/9423190/Sunbeds-raise-skin-cancer-risk-by-20-per-cent-study.html

Source: http://cancerkick.com/2012/07/25/sunbeds-raise-skin-cancer-risk-by-20-per-cent-study/

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