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Sunday, April 24, 2011

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Friday, March 4, 2011

The Skin Cancer Foundation - American Academy of Pediatrics Calls for Ban on Youth Tanning | Tanning

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), a group of 60,000 pediatricians, today called for all US tanning salons to bar minors. With this new policy statement, the AAP joins health groups such as the American Medical Association, the World Health Organization (WHO), the Academy of Dermatology, and The Skin Cancer Foundation in demanding a ban on indoor tanning for young people.

“We strongly commend the AAP for this definitive statement pushing for prohibition of indoor tanning for young people,” said Perry Robins, MD, President of The Skin Cancer Foundation. “The damage caused by the UV radiation from tanning beds and the sun is cumulative and often irreversible, and the earlier people start to tan, the higher their risk of developing skin cancer in their lifetimes.”

Sophie J. Balk, MD, coauthor of the policy statement and a pediatrician at Children’s Hospital at Montefiore in Bronx, NY, explained that the AAP wanted to make a “clear statement” supporting the other groups in recognizing the dangers of indoor ultraviolet (UV) tanning. Since 2009, she pointed out, the International Agency for Research on Cancer, affiliated with WHO, has classified tanning beds as cancer-causing, and studies show that those who first use tanning beds before age 35 have a 75 percent increase in their lifetime risk of developing melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. On average, indoor tanners are 74 percent more likely to develop melanoma, 2.5 times more likely to develop squamous cell carcinoma, and 1.5 times more likely to develop basal cell carcinoma.

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