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18 Ιουλ 2002 · False Claim: Indoor tanning is no different than being outside in the sun. FACT: Tanning devices deliver UVA (long-wave) dosages 5-15 times higher than delivered by the summer midday sun on a Mediterranean beach. 18 UVA is the main UV wavelength individuals are exposed to in tanning devices and
1 Φεβ 2012 · Is a tanning bed really safer than the sun? Will indoor tanning help your body make all of the vitamin D it needs? Findings from years of scientific studies have answered these and other burning questions about indoor tanning. Here are 10 research-backed facts that may surprise you. Tanning beds are NOT safer than the sun.
What is indoor tanning? Using a tanning bed, booth, or sunlamp to get tan is called “indoor tanning.”. Indoor tanning is linked to skin cancers including melanoma (the deadliest type of skin cancer), squamous cell carcinoma, and cancers of the eye (ocular melanoma). What are the dangers of indoor tanning?
FACT: A meta-analysis showed that indoor tanning use before the age of 35 increases melanoma risk by 59 percent, squamous cell carcinoma by 67 percent, and basal cell carcinoma by 29 percent.1,2 Similarly, a more recent study found that indoor tanning was associated with a six-fold increase in melanoma risk among
Answers to Common Questions & Debunking Myths. 1. Can indoor tanning beds help clear up my pimples or make my scars fade? Tanning beds may initially make your acne better, but this is a short term, temporary effect. Indoor tanning beds do not heal acne or help scars to fade. In fact, tanning beds can make both conditions worse over time.
2 Οκτ 2012 · In this analysis, we considered indoor tanning, sunbed, sunlamp, tanning bed, tanning booth, solarium, artificial tanning, artificial ultraviolet tanning, non-solar ultraviolet tanning, and variations of these to be synonymous with indoor tanning.
use of indoor tanning devices remains common among high school aged girls. This document clarifies the facts related to many of the most egregious claims made by the indoor tanning industry.