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Tanning devices - fast track to skin cancer?
2004 FEB 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An all-over tan is fashionable and large numbers of people, especially young women, achieve this by using sunbeds. Professor Antony Young, of King's College London, has reviewed the evidence that links sunbed use to malignant melanoma, a skin cancer that is fatal if not detected and treated early. Malignant melanoma is a cancer of the skin's cells that are responsible for tanning (melanocytes).
Unlike most cancers, which tend to occur in late middle age, malignant melanoma can appear in younger people. There are about 6000 new cases of malignant melanoma in the U.K. each year and it is the 3rd most common cancer in women under 35. New data show that malignant melanoma in the U.K. has increased by 24% in the period 1995-2000.
The tanning properties of sunbeds come from their UVB and UVA radiation, both of which are found in the sun's ultraviolet rays. This radiation is known to damage the skin's genetic information and its immunity, and it is these effects that result in skin cancer. Tanning is increasingly ...
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- Malignant melanoma of the skin - New Jersey, 1979-1985.
- Newspaper article from: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report May 25, 1990 700+ words
...be treated successfully, one -- malignant melanoma -- has a high mortality rate. This...incidence and mortality rates for malignant melanoma in New Jersey residents from 1979...data tapes and included cases of malignant melanoma of the skin (International Classification...
- Malignant melanoma of choroid.(Case Report)
- Magazine article from: Indian Journal of Ophthalmology Manohar, S. Ramakrishnan, R. Das, Tara Namperumalsamy, P. March 1, 1991 700+ words
...P. Namperumalsamy Four cases of malignant melanoma of the choroid are reported due to...below 40 years of age. INTRODUCTION Malignant melanoma of the choroid is a rare disease...communication, we report four cases of malignant melanoma of the choroid with typical clinical...
- Malignant Melanoma
- Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed. McCartney, Richard; Frey, Rebecca January 1, 2006 700+ words
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