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TANNING FACTS: Tanning Bed / Solarium Facts

Fact #1:

A new study by the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency study found:

  • People under the age of 35 raise the risk of forming a dangerous melanoma skin cancer by an 98 per cent if they use solariums.

  • An individual's chance of developing a melanoma - the rarest but deadliest form of skin cancer - increased by 22 per cent if they had used a solarium just once.

In late 2007, Amanda Eather (25 year old) died of melonoma after a 2-year batter with the disease. Her mother Tracey Eather, said Amanda had rarely exposed herself to the sun but had used solariums. [1]

Fact #2:

People who use tanning beds are 2.5 times more likely to develop squamous cell carcinoma and 1.5 times more likely to develop basal cell carcinoma. [2]

Fact #3:

First exposure to tanning beds in youth increases melanoma risk by 75 percent. [3]

Fact #4:

Frequent tanners using new high-pressure sunlamps may receive as much as 12 times the annual UVA dose compared to the dose they receive from sun exposure. [4]

Fact #5:

The indoor tanning industry has an annual estimated revenue of $5 billion. [5]

Fact #6:

In a study of the effects of suntanning, researchers believe an explanation for tan fans' dedication to the sun & tanning beds - despite the repeated warnings that it can cause skin to not only age more quickly, but also become cancerous - is due to the relaxing effect of UV exposure. [6]

Fact #7:

In July 2009, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) Working Group, part of the World Health Organisation, classified UV radiation-emitting tanning devices as carcinogenic to humans, the highest classification, along with asbestos and tobacco. [7]

 

The battle waged by health experts to convince young people in particular about the dangers of tanning appears to be a losing one. Watch the video below to hear the heartfelt advice on the dangers of a deadly tan from Clare Oliver, a young woman who died at the age of 26 in September 2007 as a result of melonoma skin cancer.

 

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References:

  1. 'Solariums double cancer risk', Jessica Marszalek, AAP, Jan 13, 2008 [Accessed on 15 May 2010 from http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/national/solariums-double-cancer-risk/story-e6frea8c-1111115315125]

  2. Skin Cancer Foundation [Accessed on 15 May 2010 from http://www.skincancer.org/Skin-Cancer-Facts/]

  3. Skin Cancer Foundation [Accessed on 15 May 2010 from http://www.skincancer.org/Skin-Cancer-Facts/]

  4. Skin Cancer Foundation [Accessed on 15 May 2010 from http://www.skincancer.org/Skin-Cancer-Facts/]

  5. Skin Cancer Foundation [Accessed on 15 May 2010 from http://www.skincancer.org/Skin-Cancer-Facts/]

  6. 'Study shines light on tanning addiction theory', CTV.ca News Staff, Updated Tue. Jul. 13 2004, CTV.ca [Accessed on 15 May 2010 from www.CTV.ca

  7. ' Sun beds and solaria' [Accessed on 15 May 2010 from http://www.sunsmart.org.nz/node/66]