This is the most restrictive law on the use
of indoor tanning beds in the United States (other states have some restrictions on the use, but no outright ban).
Moreover, we hope these dramatic figures remind the public, especially young people, to stay out
of indoor tanning beds,» Torres said in a journal news release.
«Melanoma incidence rates have been increasing for the last 30 years, with the most rapid increases occurring among young, white women, the most common users
of indoor tanning beds,» said Dr. Elston.
Legislation prohibiting the use
of indoor tanning beds by minors under 17 passed both the New Jersey House and Senate in February.
Not exact matches
Whether you go to a
tanning bed, get a
tan indirectly by forgetting to wear sunscreen outside, or you're deliberately trying to increase your pregnancy glow - UV radiation from
indoor tanning or outdoor
tanning, is the leading cause
of skin cancer.
The data they collected included the type
of indoor tanning device used (sunlamps,
tanning beds, or booths), and skin sensitivity to the sun and proportion
of time spent outdoors in childhood.
In addition, a study published in the International Journal
of Cancer in May 2011 determined that for young people diagnosed with melanoma between the ages
of 18 and 29 years old, 76 percent were attributable to
indoor tanning bed use.
Five states ban the use
of tanning beds for minors under 18, and 33 states and the District
of Columbia have passed regulations limiting minors» access to
indoor tanning.
A survey
of young women who use
tanning beds found that despite being aware
of the health risks associated with
indoor tanning, they continue to take part in the activity, according to research conducted by University
of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Since the introduction
of tanning beds in the late 1970s,
indoor tanning has grown to a $ 2.6 billion a year industry.
Lawmakers around the country are turning up the heat on the
tanning bed industry, blaming the popularity
of indoor tanning among young people for rising skin cancer rates.
In compiling the SPOTme ® survey data, researchers found that infrequent sunscreen use, high numbers
of blistering childhood sunburns and chronic
indoor tanning bed use were all associated with a recently changing mole.
Researchers at Rutgers Cancer Institute
of New jersey conducted a study to see if the law has decreased
indoor tanning bed usage, but they did not get the results lawmakers were hoping for.
In December 2015, the U.S Food and Drug Administration proposed to ban everyone under 18 from using
indoor tanning beds, a known cause
of skin cancer in the U.S.
One
of many pieces
of the Affordable Care Act (also known as Obamacare) that Republicans plan to do away with is a tax on
indoor tanning bed services that was implemented in 2010.
But the organization emphasized some shortcomings in the research, such as the inability
of most studies to tease apart the effects
of indoor tanning versus sunbathing or to pinpoint how the extent
of tanning -
bed use — also known as the «dose» — affects skin - cancer risk.
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