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Public health
fromwww.npr.org
2 days ago

FDA backs off stricter tanning bed rules with RFK Jr.'s support

The FDA abandoned a proposed ban on tanning bed use for minors, reversing a 2015 initiative despite extensive evidence that indoor tanning significantly increases skin cancer risk, particularly melanoma in young users.
fromNews Center
2 months ago

Tanning Beds Triple Melanoma Risk, Potentially Causing Broad DNA Damage - News Center

Tanning bed use is tied to almost a threefold increase in melanoma risk, and for the first time, scientists have shown how these devices cause melanoma-linked DNA damage across nearly the entire skin surface, reports a new study published in Science Advances and led by Northwestern Medicine and University of California, San Francisco. Melanoma, the deadliest skin cancer, kills about 11,000 in the U.S. each year. Despite decades of warnings, the precise biological mechanism behind tanning beds' cancer risk remained unclear.
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Medicine
fromTravel + Leisure
4 months ago

Dermatologists Say There's 1 Thing You Should Always Do Before a Flight-and Most Travelers Forget It

Window seats expose travelers to significant UVA radiation at altitude; apply broad-spectrum SPF during flights to prevent skin aging and increased cancer risk.
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