ArticleJournal of the American Academy of Dermatology2014
Indoor tanning in businesses and homes and risk of melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancer in 2 US case-control studies.
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- Pooled it
- Trends in Cancer Incidence and Mortality Rates in Early-Onset and Older-Onset Age Groups in the United States, 2010-2019.Cancer discovery · 2025Article
- Analysis of facilitators of and barriers to enactment of state regulation of indoor tanning by minors.Translational behavioral medicine · 2025Article
- Bauxite mine and alumina refinery workers: mortality and cancer risk.Occupational medicine (Oxford, England) · 2024Article
- Prevalence of tanning equipment use among Canadians.Preventive medicine reports · 2021Article
- Evaluation for Skin Cancer and Precancer in Patients With Vitiligo Treated With Long-term Narrowband UV-B Phototherapy.JAMA dermatology · 2020Article
- Age-Specific Incidence of Melanoma in the United States.JAMA dermatology · 2020Observational
- Nonmelanoma skin cancer in women.International journal of women's dermatology · 2019Article
- Dihydroxyacetone induces G2/M arrest and apoptotic cell death in A375P melanoma cells.Environmental toxicology · 2018Article
- Examining Dermatologist Use and Opinions of Ultraviolet Radiation for Cosmetic and Medical Purposes.The Journal of clinical and aesthetic dermatology · 2018Article
- "Oh yeah, they're looking": A thematic analysis of indoor UV tanning industry advertising and articles.Journal of public health policy · 2016Article
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Abstract
backgroundIndoor tanning increases skin cancer risk. Beyond early research describing melanoma and sun lamps, few recent reports describe where individuals indoor tan and whether skin cancer risk varies by location (business, home-based).
objectiveWe sought to assess where individuals tanned indoors and skin cancer risk by tanning device location.
methodsMultivariate logistic regression was conducted in 2 US case-control studies of melanoma (1161 cases, 1083 controls, ages 25-59 years) and early-onset basal cell carcinoma (375 cases, 382 controls, age<40 years) conducted between 2004 and 2010.
resultsMost indoor tanners (86.4%-95.1%), especially younger individuals, tanned exclusively in businesses. Persons who used indoor tanning exclusively in businesses were at increased risk of melanoma (odds ratio 1.82, 95% confidence interval 1.47-2.26) and basal cell carcinoma (odds ratio 1.69, 95% confidence interval 1.15-2.48) compared with non-users. Melanoma risk was also increased in the small number who reported tanning indoors only at home relative to non-users (odds ratio 4.14, 95% confidence interval 1.75-9.78); 67.6% used sun lamps. LIMITATIONS: Self-reported tanning and potential recall bias are limitations.
conclusionBusiness-only tanning, despite claims of "safe" tanning, was positively associated with a significant risk of melanoma and basal cell carcinoma. Home tanning was uncommon and mostly from sun lamps, which were rarely used by younger participants. Regardless of location, indoor tanning was associated with increased risk of skin cancer.
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