A new study has found that indoor tanning greatly increases one’s risk of developing melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer.
The study compared 1,167 people in Minnesota who had developed melanoma from 2004 through 2007, with 1,101 people who did not have skin cancer. Research was conducted via interviews and patient questionnaires about indoor tanning practices, when they began tanning, for how long, and the devices used.
Published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, the research found that those we have tanned indoors have on average a 74 per cent higher risk of developing melanoma than people who have never tried it. And the risk increases the more that people tan and the longer they tan. Individuals who went to tanning salons for more than 10 years, or who logged more than 100 sessions, were about 2.5 times more likely to develop melanoma compared to those who had never tried indoor tanning. Those who spent more than 50 hours under the lights in their lifetime were three times more likely to develop the cancer.
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