A national regulatory framework designed to prevent and limit indoor tanning is needed to alleviate the cancer burden and reduce the billions in financial costs from preventable skin cancer, say two Georgetown University public health experts. A release from the university regarding the “Viewpoint” published by Darren Mays, PhD, MPH, and John Kraemer, JD, MPH… Continue reading Advocating for National Regulations Concerning Indoor Tanning
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Indoor Tanning Ups Melanoma Risk
If you or your teenage children or grandchildren believe that getting an indoor tan will prevent burns from outdoor sun exposure, you’re courting the deadliest form of skin cancer. That’s the finding of researchers at the University of Minnesota who published their study May 29th 2014 in the JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute. The team reports that indoor tanning raises the risk of developing melanoma even if a person has never had burns from either indoor or outdoor tanning.