ReviewCurrent oncology (Toronto, Ont.)2022
An Epidemiological Update on Indoor Tanning and the Risk of Skin Cancers.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 43 citations in OpenAlex.
- Community sunbed use and photosensitivity reactions: a systematic review.Photochemical & photobiological sciences : Official journal of the European Photochemistry Association and the European Society for Photobiology · 2026Pooled it
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- Exposome involvement in the development of acne vulgaris.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Advanced Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Biology, Immunotherapy, and Evolving Prognostic Factors.Biomedicines · 2025Review
- High-Throughput 3D Bioprinted Organoids of Skin Cancer Utilized for Diagnosis and Personalized Therapy.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2025Review
- Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Nail Unit: A Comprehensive Review of Clinical Features, Diagnostic Workflow, Management Strategies and Therapeutic Options.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Exploration in association between vitamin D and cutaneous melanoma and explainable machine learning prediction.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Article
- Melasma: A Clinical and Epidemiological Single-Group Observational Study in the Greek Population.Dermatology and therapy · 2024Article
- Sex Differences in Odds of Brain Metastasis and Outcomes by Brain Metastasis Status after Advanced Melanoma Diagnosis.Cancers · 2024Article
- Ultraviolet Radiation Biological and Medical Implications.Current issues in molecular biology · 2024Review
- Association of sun-seeking behaviors with indoor tanning behavior in US white females during high school/college in Nurses' Health Study II.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Analysis of the Stockholm Public Health Cohort: Exploring How Ultraviolet Radiation and Other Factors Associate with Skin Cancer.Journal of skin cancer · 2024Article
- Immunotherapy and Its Timing in Advanced Basal Cell Carcinoma Treatment.Dermatology practical & conceptual · 2023Review
- Global Tanning Bed Advertising: A Comparison of Legal Regulations on Three Continents.Cancers · 2023Article
- The Risk of Melanoma due to Exposure to Sun and Solarium Use in Poland: A Large-Scale, Hospital Based Case - Control Study.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2023Article
- Skin Cancer Prevention across the G7, Australia and New Zealand: A Review of Legislation and Guidelines.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2023Review
- Personalized treatment concepts in extraocular cancer.Advances in ophthalmology practice and researchReview
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Abstract
Indoor tanning (sunbeds, solarium) uses artificial ultraviolet radiation (UVR) to stimulate cosmetic tanning of the skin. Indoor tanning has been officially classified as a human carcinogen in 2009 by the International Agency for Research on Cancer of the World Health Organization (WHO). The differences in the prevalence of sunbed use across countries and over the years highlight underlying legislative, climatic, and cultural differences. Indoor tanning-seeking behaviors may be driven by motivations for an appealing appearance, largely influenced by gender and age, and several misconceptions that a prevacation tan safeguards the skin, that sunbeds can be used to treat acne or to increase vitamin D, or that tanning is a healthy habit. This review provides an epidemiological update on the prevalence of sunbed use, who tends to use sunbeds and why, and details the current evidence on the association of sunbeds with skin cancers, including cutaneous melanoma, basal cell carcinoma (BCC), and cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC). A statistically significant higher risk of cutaneous melanoma, BCC and cSCC with the use of sunbeds has been consistently demonstrated. This risk of skin cancer is even higher with the more frequent use of sunbeds, underscoring a dose-response relationship, and in those first exposed to sunbeds at a younger age. Preventive measures against sunbed use include legislation restricting sunbed use, educational campaigns to inform and discourage from indoor tanning, as well as using the internet, online advertising messages and the social media to reach larger audiences and to promote an untanned appearance.
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