Exposure to UV radiation, whether from tanning equipment or from the sun, increases your risk of developing skin cancer. Tanning can increase your chances of developing skin cancer. Most sun lamps and tanning equipment emit UVA rays. However, that does not make UVA radiation safe. UV radiation from tanning equipment can also affect the eyes. The internal and external structure of the eyes are sensitive to UV exposure and require proper protective eyewear, such as special safety goggles.
Ultraviolet radiation damage to the eyes can result in eye-related diseases such as cataracts, snow blindness, or certain eye cancers. The FDA regulates products that emit radiation, including tanning equipment. Evidence shows: people who are frequently exposed to UV rays before the age of 25 are at greater risk of developing skin cancer later in life sunburn in childhood can greatly increase the risk of developing skin cancer later in life It's illegal for people under the age of 18 to use sunbeds.
The Sunbeds Regulation Act makes it an offence for someone operating a sunbed business to permit unders to: use a sunbed at the business premises, including beauty salons, leisure centres, gyms and hotels be offered the use of a sunbed at the business premises be allowed in an area reserved for sunbed users unless they're working as an employee of the business Find more details about the Sunbeds Regulation Act , on GOV.
UV rays from sunbeds Sunbeds, sunlamps and tanning booths give out the same type of harmful radiation as sunlight. It may even be more harmful, depending on factors such as: the strength of UV rays from the sunbed how often you use a sunbed the length of your sunbed sessions your skin type — for example, whether you have fair or dark skin your age Damage from UV rays Prolonged exposure to UV rays increases your risk of developing malignant melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer.
Advice about using sunbeds The Health and Safety Executive HSE issued advice on the health risks associated with UV tanning equipment, such as sunbeds, sunlamps and tanning booths. They recommend you should not use UV tanning equipment if you: have fair, sensitive skin that burns easily or tans slowly or poorly have a history of sunburn, particularly in childhood have lots of freckles or red hair have lots of moles are taking medicines or using creams that make your skin sensitive to sunlight have a medical condition made worse by sunlight, such as vitiligo , a long-term skin condition caused by the lack of a chemical called melanin in the skin have had skin cancer or someone in your family has had it already have badly sun-damaged skin The HSE advice also includes important points to consider before deciding to use a sunbed.
But since the late s, we've learned that UVA rays also increase skin cancer risk — and they are the main cause of photoaging. We first learned about the harmful effects of sunlight from long-term population studies. Our understanding of the risks associated with tanning beds has developed more slowly, because they are a relatively recent phenomenon, first appearing commercially in the United States during the late s.
Since the late s, however, mounting evidence has shown a link between tanning bed use and all skin cancers. In , the International Agency for Research on Cancer analyzed 19 studies on indoor tanning and the risk for melanoma. Since , UV radiation from any source has been listed by the U. National Toxicology Program as a known carcinogen cancer-causing substance. Currently, many government agencies caution against tanning. Laboratory research has helped us understand how tanning affects skin cells.
This same DNA damage is the cause of tanning. In other words, tanning itself is a sign of DNA damage in the skin. Despite the clear evidence that it's unsafe, the use of tanning beds is on the rise. Nearly 30 million people in the United States tan in salons every year, most of them women between the ages of 16 and Surveys show that many people understand the risks but continue to tan because they think it makes them look healthy.
In addition, the American Academy of Dermatology reports that melanoma is the second most common cancer in women 20 to 29 years old. Some states are considering laws to ban those under age 18 from using tanning beds. Performance standards, among other things, help ensure devices function as intended, which may help to reduce risks to consumers.
FDA has advised manufacturers that this schedule should provide for exposures of no more than three sessions in the first week. In an NCI-sponsored study published in September in the Archives of Dermatology, the study researchers hired and trained college students to pose as year-old, fair-skinned girls who had never tanned before. By telephone, the students asked more than 3, tanning facilities in all 50 states about their practices. FDA regulates products that emit radiation, including sunlamp products and products that use sunlamp products, such as tanning beds and tanning booths.
FDA classifies devices based on the risks associated with the device. Class I devices are low risk and are subject to the least regulatory controls.
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