Sunbed users get melanoma at a younger age
Date:
January 12, 2017
Source:
University of Oslo, Faculty of Medicine
Summary:
Melanoma is the most dangerous type of skin cancer with the strongest increase in incidence in the last decade, and the incidence rates have never been as high. The World Health Organization based International Agency for Research on Cancer has classified UV-emitting tanning devices as “carcinogenic to humans” in 2009, however, sunbed use is still popular in western countries, especially among young women.
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Sunbed use increases the burden of melanoma in societies by both increasing the number of patients and decreasing the age at diagnosis.
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Melanoma is the most dangerous type of skin cancer with the strongest increase in incidence in the last decade, and the incidence rates have never been as high as in 2014 (
www.kreftregisteret.no). Now there are about 2,000 new cases of melanoma each year in Norway. The World Health Organization based International Agency for Research on Cancer has classified UV-emitting tanning devices as "carcinogenic to humans" in 2009 (
www.iarc.fr). However, sunbed use is still popular in western countries, especially among young women.
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