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tanning bed (tanning booth, tanning salon)

Laboratory: - high serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [8] Adverse effects: - increased risk of basal cell carcinoma [3,5,6] (RR=1.25) - increased risk of squamous cell carcinoma of the skin [5] (RR=1.7) - increased risk of melanoma (RR=1.87) with use of tanning bed prior to age 35 years [4] - black-box warning: - should not be used by persons <18 years of age [7] - FDA proposes ban on use of tanning beds by persons <18 years of age [9]

References

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  2. Miyamura Y et al. The deceptive nature of UVA tanning versus the modest protective effects of UVB tanning on human skin. Pigment Cell Melanoma Res. 2011 Feb;24(1):136-47. PMID: 20979596
  3. Ferrucci LM et al. Indoor tanning and risk of early-onset basal cell carcinoma. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2011 Dec 8. PMID: 22153793 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0190962211022493
  4. Boniol M et al Cutaneous melanoma attributable to sunbed use: systematic review and meta-analysis BMJ 2012;345:e4757 PMID: 22833605 http://www.bmj.com/content/345/bmj.e4757
  5. Wehner MR et al Indoor tanning and non-melanoma skin cancer: systematic review and meta-analysis BMJ 2012;345:e5909 PMID: 23033409 http://www.bmj.com/content/345/bmj.e5909 - Olsen CM and Green AC More evidence of harms of sunbed use, particularly for young people. BMJ 2012;345:e6101 PMID: 23033410 http://www.bmj.com/content/345/bmj.e6101
  6. Ferrucci LM et al. Indoor tanning and risk of early-onset basal cell carcinoma. J Am Acad Dermatol 2012 Oct; 67:552 PMID: 22153793
  7. FDA News Release. May 29, 2014 FDA to require warnings on sunlamp products. http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm399222.htm
  8. Frei B et al Enough Is Enough. Ann Intern Med. 2014;160(11):807 PMID: 24887621 http://annals.org/article.aspx?articleid=1877028
  9. FDA News Release. December 18, 2015 FDA proposes tanning bed age restrictions and other important safety measures. http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm477434.htm