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Shah frequently used tanning beds as a teenager, and, at 31, he self-diagnosed himself with skin cancer when he noticed a pink, itchy bump on his chest that bled when he scratched it.
Indoor tanning is a source of UV radiation, which is known to cause skin cancer, including melanoma [11] [12] [13] and skin aging, [14] and is associated with sunburn, photodrug reactions, infections, weakening of the immune system, and damage to the eyes, including cataracts, photokeratitis (snow blindness) and eye cancer.
Overexposure to ultraviolet radiation is known to cause skin cancer, [19] make skin age and wrinkle faster, [20] mutate DNA, [21] and impair the immune system. [22] Frequent tanning bed use triples the risk of developing melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, according to a 2010 study.
Of course, the major risk with using tanning beds is skin cancer. In a landmark study , the IARC found that using a tanning bed before the age of 35 increases the risk for melanoma by 75 percent.
It is believed that tanning beds are the cause of hundreds of thousands of basal and squamous-cell skin cancer. [33] The World Health Organization now places people who use artificial tanning beds in its highest risk category for skin cancer. [34] Alcohol consumption, specifically excessive drinking increase the risk of sunburns. [35]
It’s the most common type of skin cancer. Ultraviolet rays from the sun or indoor tanning are the top cause of basal cell carcinoma. ... know for certain what causes the skin condition. Rosacea ...
Tanning beds have become another common source of ultraviolet radiation. [10] Diagnosis often depends on skin examination, confirmed by tissue biopsy. [2] [3] It remains unclear whether sunscreen affects the risk of basal-cell cancer. [11] Treatment is typically by surgical removal. [2]
Today, when she looks at her 44-year-old body, it's covered with scars from 86 skin cancer surgeries — and she doesn't love looking at them either. "If I could go back and talk to my 17-year-old ...