Tanning Bed Use Linked to Skin Cancer
Recent research has found that the use of sunbeds during a person’s teens and twenties is linked to an increase in melanoma risk, the deadliest form of skin cancer.
The International Agency for Research on Cancer used 19 international studies to conduct their research and what they found was that there is a strong association between using tanning beds and melanoma risk. For men and women of all age groups who have ever used a tanning bed their risk of developing melanoma was 15% higher than those who did not use a tanning bed. Based on 7 worldwide studies, people who first use a tanning bed before age 35 increase their risk for melanoma by 75%.
The study also found that the risk of squamous cell cancer in teenagers was significantly increased after their first use of a tanning bed. Squamous Cell Carcinoma is the second most common form of skin cancer and accounts for 2,500 deaths a year. Of the three major skin cancers, it is the one that has most clearly been linked to cumulative lifetime ultraviolet exposure.
The Skin Cancer Foundation states that over 2.3 million teenagers visit tanning salons each year. Where are the parents of these kids and why in the world are they letting them use tanning beds? Using tanning beds in the teen years and early twenties is when the risk of developing melanoma later is the greatest.
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Weird, here are more than 19 studies and articles that say the opposite.
http://uvtalk.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=5
I am not willing to put my life in danger of melanoma because your site says it’s okay. Sorry but I have a little bit more common sense than that. I have seen the effects of skin cancer and am not willing to take that chance.
That is not a person that tanned, She appears to be african american.
Why are you using a non-factual picture? just curious?
And, why is my comment not showing up?
Perhaps these parents know that regular, moderate use of a tanning bed may increase your chances of being in the 2,500 who die each year from squamous cell cancers, but actually decreases you risk of melanoma , decreases your risk of breast cancer and colorectal cancer , decreases your risk of Multiple sclerosis, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and just plain makes you better looking.
Squamous cell carcinoma claims 2,500 people a year.
Melanoma claims 8,000 people a year.
Breast cancer claims over 40,000 a year.
colorectal cancer claims over 50,000 a year.
Take a look at http://www.grassrootshealth.org/semi…sentations.htm
Even if regular moderate use of a tanning bed made you 10 times more likely to get squamous cell carcinoma (it doesn’t), studies show it could cut your risk of these other cancers. Squamous cell is the least deadly form of cancer. Regular UV exposure saves lives. Do the research. Don’t accept the crap that the pimple poppers at the American Academy of Dermatology push down your throats each year.
Now, I had provided links to valid sources for my information, but the system wouldn’t let me. Where are yours sources?
Sorry, when I had to take the other links out to post, it took out some other information. The risk of melanoma is cut by approximately 15% with regular occupational sun exposure. THe risk of breast cancer, and colorectal is cut from 50% to 67%, depending on the serum 25 (OH)D levels obtained from UV exposure. Also, overall cancer death risk is cut by over 1/3. That doesn’t even include the cardiovascular benefits.
To Sandy Robinson:
http://www.dana-farber.org/abo/news/press/2007/guardian-of-the-genome-protein-found-to-underlie-skin-tanning.html
Carol - it is a picture of a person sunbathing. So what if she is Caucasian or African-American? Geesh - touchy people on this subject!
Bill, Your link doesn’t work. As far as resources, all you have to do is go to the Skin Care Foundation website and you will have all the statistics and research information that you need.
I still stand by my post.
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