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Abstract
Controversy continues over the carcinogenic properties of tanning beds. The tanning industry "sells" tanning beds as a safe alternative to UV exposure for both tanning as well as vitamin D biosynthesis. But, how safe are tanning beds? Epidemiologic data - incomplete and unsatisfactory - suggests that tanning beds are not safer than solar ultraviolet radiation and that they may have independent effects from solar exposure that increase risk for melanoma.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18821856 PMCID: PMC3600354 DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-148X.2008.00499.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pigment Cell Melanoma Res ISSN: 1755-1471 Impact factor: 4.693