AI Article Synopsis
- The tanning industry promotes tanning beds as a safer option for tanning and vitamin D production, but their safety is questionable.
- Current epidemiological studies are incomplete and suggest that tanning beds may not be safer than natural UV radiation.
- There is concern that tanning beds could independently increase the risk of melanoma, raising alarms about their overall safety.
Article Abstract
Controversy continues over the carcinogenic properties of tanning beds. The tanning industry "sells" tanning beds as a safe alternative to UV exposure for both tanning as well as vitamin D biosynthesis. But, how safe are tanning beds? Epidemiologic data - incomplete and unsatisfactory - suggests that tanning beds are not safer than solar ultraviolet radiation and that they may have independent effects from solar exposure that increase risk for melanoma.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3600354 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1755-148X.2008.00499.x | DOI Listing |
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