Tanning Beds Fingered for Rise in Skin Cancer

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Tanning Beds Fingered for Rise in Skin Cancer

Jul 23, 2003 10:48 PDT

 

Tanning Beds Fingered for Rise in Skin Cancer

 

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WEDNESDAY,

July 23 (HealthDayNews) -- An increase in skin cancer cases has

experts pointing the finger of blame at tanning beds.

 

 

That's because the biggest reported increase comes from skin cancer

on parts of the body normally covered by clothing, according to a

new

analysis of data from the Swedish Cancer Registry.

 

 

Researchers from the Karolinska Institute in Sweden examined

information on more than 51,000 people diagnosed with skin cancer

from 1961 to 1998. The data showed that squamous cell carcinoma, one

type of skin cancer,

has become the most rapidly increasing type of cancer in Sweden in

the past 20 years.

 

 

Noninvasive types of skin cancer increased " drastically, " the

researchers say, especially on areas of the body normally protected

from the sun by clothing. Their report, which appears in the July

issue of The Archives of Dermatology (news - web sites), suggests

the increase is attributable to " intentional tanning. "