Indoor tanning common in Western countries: study

By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - More than a third of adults in Western countries have been exposed to indoor tanning at some point, according to an analysis of past research. Based on those exposures, the study authors calculate the number of skin cancers that can be blamed on indoor tanning each year exceeds the number of lung cancers attributed to smoking for the countries studied. "What we knew is that indoor tanning is linked to skin cancer," Dr. Eleni Linos said. The World Health Organization (WHO), the American Medical Association and the American Academy of Dermatology have come out against indoor tanning in recent years.



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