Not exact matches
A higher proportion of patients with early - onset BCC reported indoor
tanning with a
tanning lamp compared to controls, and this association was present
for all types of indoor
tanning devices.
They identified the total number of cases in the US in 2015 and worked out how many of these cases were likely due to the use of
tanning devices, by using data on prevalence of use of
tanning devices and previously published estimates of relative risk — the likelihood of having the disease
for people who use
tanning devices compared to people who don't.
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).
The researchers called
for effective policies and strategies to reduce the use of
tanning devices and their significant health and financial effects.