According to a study done at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health and the Masonic Cancer Center, indoor tanning devices have been linked to an increase risk of melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer.
The study stated that people who use any type of tanning bed for any amount of time are 74% likely to develop melanoma. The increased risk applies to all age groups, genders and frequent users, who use indoor tanning for 50 plus hours, more than 100 sessions and for 10 years or more.
Tanning is caused by melanocytes producing more melanin than usual to protect against UV radiation. Tanning beds use fluorescent bulbs that emit UVA, with smaller doses of UVB. The amount of UVA radiation you get in a tanning bed is three times more intense than the UVA in natural sunlight. Exposure to UV radiation damages skin cells, severe damage can cause melanocyte to over produce melanin, and this may result in premature aging or liver spots.
In the September 2009, issue of Harvard Women's Health Watch, reports that UV radiation is linked to skin cancer and premature skin aging. Ultraviolet radiation is invisible rays that are part of the energy that comes from the sun and reaches the earth. UVA, the longer ultraviolet rays, penetrate deeper into the skin and cause tanning. The shorter rays (UVB), causes sunburn, darkening and thickening of the outer layer of the skin.
Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer, and one of the fastest increasing cancers in the United States. This cancer can spread rapidly, but with early detection and proper treatment, melanoma has a high cure rate. Melanoma begins on the surface of the skin, but it can grow deep into the skin, under a nail, in the eye, mouth and gentials. In addition to, melanoma can develop on the upper back, torso, lower legs, head and neck areas that have been exposed to the sun. It develops when melanocytes ( cells that determine skin, and hair color) are damaged, which cause these cells to grow uncontrollably. Melanoma can reach the blood and lymphatic vessels and from there spread throughout the body. How melanoma develops is not clear, but exposure to ultraviolet (UV) raditation plays a key role. Research has shown that people with skin types 1-3 (fair-skinned) and have a history of sunburns, or indoor tanning, and sun-sensitive skin that tans poorly or burns easily are likely to increase the risk of developing melanoma.
The study stated that people who use any type of tanning bed for any amount of time are 74% likely to develop melanoma. The increased risk applies to all age groups, genders and frequent users, who use indoor tanning for 50 plus hours, more than 100 sessions and for 10 years or more.
Tanning is caused by melanocytes producing more melanin than usual to protect against UV radiation. Tanning beds use fluorescent bulbs that emit UVA, with smaller doses of UVB. The amount of UVA radiation you get in a tanning bed is three times more intense than the UVA in natural sunlight. Exposure to UV radiation damages skin cells, severe damage can cause melanocyte to over produce melanin, and this may result in premature aging or liver spots.
In the September 2009, issue of Harvard Women's Health Watch, reports that UV radiation is linked to skin cancer and premature skin aging. Ultraviolet radiation is invisible rays that are part of the energy that comes from the sun and reaches the earth. UVA, the longer ultraviolet rays, penetrate deeper into the skin and cause tanning. The shorter rays (UVB), causes sunburn, darkening and thickening of the outer layer of the skin.
Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer, and one of the fastest increasing cancers in the United States. This cancer can spread rapidly, but with early detection and proper treatment, melanoma has a high cure rate. Melanoma begins on the surface of the skin, but it can grow deep into the skin, under a nail, in the eye, mouth and gentials. In addition to, melanoma can develop on the upper back, torso, lower legs, head and neck areas that have been exposed to the sun. It develops when melanocytes ( cells that determine skin, and hair color) are damaged, which cause these cells to grow uncontrollably. Melanoma can reach the blood and lymphatic vessels and from there spread throughout the body. How melanoma develops is not clear, but exposure to ultraviolet (UV) raditation plays a key role. Research has shown that people with skin types 1-3 (fair-skinned) and have a history of sunburns, or indoor tanning, and sun-sensitive skin that tans poorly or burns easily are likely to increase the risk of developing melanoma.
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