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Study attributes 794 deaths a year in Europe by artificial tanning

07/26/2012

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Study published on Tuesday (24) on the site of the "British Medical Journal" shows that 63,942 new cases of melanoma (a type of skin cancer) diagnosed each year in Europe, including Britain, France and Germany, 3438 (5.4%) are related to tanning. The survey links 794 deaths to the use of tanning equipment (498 men and 296 women).

Researchers at the International Institute for Prevention Research in France and the European Institute of Oncology, Italy, analyzed results of 27 studies on skin cancer and use of tanning beds between 1981 and 2012. The total number of cases of skin cancer included in the analysis was 11,428. The authors concluded that the tanning implies a 20% increase in risk of melanoma - the user equipment is less than 35 years, double the chances.

Each annual session tanning, calculate, provides a 1.8% increase in risk of melanoma. The authors conclude that melanoma and other skin cancers associated with the use of tanning equipment can be prevented simply by avoiding to this practice.

They argue that the industry has not demonstrated an ability to "self-regulation effective." Prevention should be based on "tougher action" claim. Indoor tanning for youths under the age of 18 years, for example, should be restricted, say the authors. Without supervision, the practice should be prohibited, as in Australia and several European countries, add


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