(Australia-NewsWire.Com, March 22, 2016 ) Sydney, Australia -- Love that golden glow on skin after indoor tanning? People who love indoor tanning might be in serious medical risk. A new study reveals a link between indoor tanning and skin cancer among young women.
According to researchers in the University of Minnesota, women under the age of 40 who started tanning at a younger age and do it regularly have a higher risk of developing melanoma, a deadly skin cancer "This is one of the first studies to look at the relationship between indoor tanning and melanoma broken down by gender and age group," said lead author, DeAnn Lazovich of why they took particular interest in the subject of indoor tanning and skin cancer among women.
Between 2004 and 2007, researchers studied 681 patients between the ages 25 to 49 years who were diagnosed with melanoma, 68.3 percent of them were women. It was found that all melanoma patients under the age of 50 started indoor tanning during their teens (16 years rather than at 25 years old) and more frequently (about 100 sessions rather than 40).
Georgetown University School of Medicine clinical professor, Tina Alster, said that the increased melanoma risks in tanning beds was due to damaging UVA and UVB rays produced by the said machines. "People need to know how pervasive an activity indoor tanning is," Alster said. "Tanning beds actually produce more radiation than the sun in many cases, depending on the unit used. But clearly, the amount of radiation is very similar to the sun."
She added: "Just like with smoking and drinking, and adults need to be clearly told that this has been definitively linked to skin cancer." On the other hand, skin cancer may also be acquired even though a person has never used a tanning bed in their life. Overexposure to the sun, which radiates harmful UVA and UVB rays, can be a catalyst of cancer.
Using skin-regenerating and skin repair products may help prevent skin cancer and other skin diseases. Many doctors now recommend skin products that contain Vitamin C. Proper diet and exercise also helps reduce serious skin conditions. "I usually recommend Hydracol’s Hydra-C serum to my patients," Dr. Jasmine Chan, a Sydney-based dermatologist said. "It can boost collagen production and skin cell regeneration that could help reduce risks of skin cancer."
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