Indoor tanning has been linked to rising rates of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, and now a new study adds to the evidence that tanning beds also contribute to more common non-melanoma skin cancers, including basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma, especially among people who start tanning before age 25. People who use tanning beds are 67% more likely to develop squamous cell carcinoma and 29% more likely to develop basal cell carcinoma than people who never use them, the review paper found, accounting for more than 170,000 new cases of non-melanoma skin cancers in the U.S. each year. [via BMJ]
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As for the increased risk of melanoma,
I would like to see the breakdown of this study,how do the numbers
stack up of Tanning salons, vs people that have home units, vs
Dermatologist treatments. Dermatologists use tanning beds to treat
psoriasis and other skin conditions. Treatment can be used with
Psoralen and UV therapy which can be dangerous, as noted in this
article.
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/1...
I would be curious to know if these
particular occurrences of melanoma were sifted out of the numbers
cited in this article. I suspect they weren't so as to lead the
reader to believe the tanning salon industry is fully to blame when
it isn't.
