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Tanning Beds Classiifed as Carcinogenic

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People need to be reminded that the use of tanning beds and the like is closely relating to melanoma, and that this deadly cancer can be a build up from uv damages from young age.
clipped from professional.cancerconsultants.com
Tanning Beds Classified as “Carcinogenic to Humans”
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) now classifies tanning beds and other UV-emitting tanning devices as Group 1 carcinogens, meaning that there is sufficient evidence to conclude that these devices cause cancer in humans.[1] Use of tanning beds has been linked with an increased risk of melanoma, the most deadly type of skin cancer.
The strongest evidence for a link between indoor tanning and melanoma is found among individuals who were first exposed to indoor tanning at a young age. In a combined analysis of previously published studies, individuals who had their first exposure to indoor tanning before the age of 30 were 75% more likely to develop melanoma than individuals who had no exposure to indoor tanning. Exposure to indoor tanning was linked with a more than twofold increased risk of squamous cell carcinoma of the skin.[7]
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