Risks Indoor tanning

1 risks

1.1 skin cancer
1.2 other risks
1.3 young people
1.4 addiction

risks
skin cancer

fitzpatrick scale: influence of pigmentation on skin cancer risk

exposure ultraviolet radiation, whether sun or tanning devices, associated weakening of immune system, , major risk factor 3 main types of skin cancer: non-melanoma skin cancer (basal cell carcinoma , squamous cell carcinoma) , melanoma.

non-melanoma skin cancer more common melanoma , typically not life-threatening; there 95 percent cure rate detection , treatment. prevalence increases age, cumulative exposure uv, , proximity equator. prevalent in australia, rate 1,000 in 100,000 , where, of 2000, represented 75 percent of cancers.

melanoma thought account 1 percent of skin cancer , accounts of deaths. average age of diagnosis 63, common cancer in 25–29 age group , second common in 15-29 group. in united states, according centers disease control , prevention, melanoma incidence rate 19.7 per 100,000 in 2011, , death rate 2.7 per 100,000. around 9,000 people die of melanoma every year in united states. according 1 2012 review, of 63,942 cases of melanoma diagnosed each year across 15 european union countries, 3,438 cases (5.4 percent) , 794 deaths (498 women , 296 men) attributed indoor tanning.

a 2007 analysis of epidemiological studies found modest increase in risk of melanoma (a relative risk of 1.15) among had ever used tanning device compared had not, 75 percent increase (a relative risk of 1.75) among had used 1 before age 30. following study, iarc placed uv-emitting tanning devices on highest cancer-risk category, carcinogenic humans . agency, part of who, had classified them carcinogenic . 2014 systematic review , meta-analysis, examining 37 studies involving 251,808 participants, found indoor tanners had 16 percent increased risk of developing melanoma, increased 23 percent north americans. started tanning indoors before age 25, risk further increased 35 percent compared began after age 25.

other risks

exposure uv radiation associated skin aging, wrinkle production, liver spots, loss of skin elasticity, erythema (reddening of skin), sunburn, photokeratitis (snow blindness), ocular melanoma (eye cancer), , infections. tanning beds can contain many microbes, of pathogens can cause skin infections , gastric distress. in 1 study in new york in 2009, common pathogens found on tanning beds pseudomonas spp. (aeruginosa , putida), bacillus spp., klebsiella pneumoniae, enterococcus species, staphylococcus aureus, , enterobacter cloacae. several prescription , over-the-counter drugs, including antidepressants, antibiotics, antifungals , anti-diabetic medication, can cause photosensitivity, makes burning skin while tanning more likely. risk increased lack of staff training in tanning facilities.

young people

tanning bed in operation

children , adolescents use tanning beds @ greater risk because of biological vulnerability uv radiation. epidemiological studies have shown exposure artificial tanning increases risk of malignant melanoma , longer exposure, greater risk, particularly in individuals exposed before age of 30 or have been sunburned.

one study conducted among college students found awareness of risks of tanning beds did not deter students using them. teenagers frequent targets of tanning industry marketing, includes offers of coupons , placing ads in high-school newspapers. members of united states house committee on energy , commerce commissioned sting operation in 2012, in callers posing 16-year-old woman wanted tan first time called 300 tanning salons in us. staff reportedly failed follow fda recommendations, denied risks of tanning, , offered misleading information benefits.

addiction

addiction indoor tanning has been recognized psychiatric disorder. disorder characterized excessive indoor tanning causes subject personal distress; has been associated anxiety, eating disorders , smoking. media has described addiction tanorexia. according canadian pediatric society, repeated uvr exposures, , use of indoor tanning beds specifically, may have important systemic , behavioural consequences, including mood changes, compulsive disorders, pain , physical dependency.

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