- Using tanning beds has long been linked to an increased chance of cancer
- But new study found regular losers were also at greater risk when outdoors
- Regular users were less likely to wear sun lotion or protective clothing
- Users were no more likely to go for skin cancer screening either
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People who use tanning beds are also less likely to protect themselves against skin cancer when they’re outdoors, a new study has found.
Harmful UV radiation emitted from sunbeds has long been recognised as a cause of the most deadly skin cancer, melanoma.
In fact, the World Health Organisation has listed sunbeds as one of the most dangerous, cancer-causing habits, alongside smoking.
But the new study focuses on how sunbed users behave when they’re exposed to the sun’s rays.
Tanning beds have long been linked to causing deadly skin cancer, melanoma. A new study looked found regular users take fewer precautions when outside as well
Scientists at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine found those who used tanning beds – typically age 18 to 34 – also take risks outdoors.
Most do not wear sun lotion, protective clothing or seek shade on hot, sunny days, they found.
Researchers looked at the national health survey data for 10,262 white, non-Hispanic adults, because of the group’s association with indoor tanning and high rates of skin cancer.
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Of this, seven per cent reported having tanned indoors within the past year with just over half saying they were moderate users, going anywhere between once and nine times in the past year.
The other half (3.4 per cent) were classed as frequent users, using tanning beds 10 or more times over the same period.
They found those who used them most often reported poor use of wearing sunscreen, protective clothing or going in the shade.
High-frequency users also reported more cases of sunburn, the researchers said.
Women who often tanned indoors were both less likely to apply sun protection, cover up with clothing or seek shade and burned more often – when compared to those who didn’t use sunbeds.
Those who use sunbeds frequently were less likely to wear protective lotion, clothing or find shade when outdoors in the sunshine, a study has found
Meanwhile, men who used tanning beds often also failed to avoid the sun and those with only moderate use were more likely to rarely wear protective clothing.
Both sets of men and women were also no more likely to undergo skin cancer screening – despite their increased risk of cancer.
Professor Alexander Fischer, who led the study, said: ‘These results demonstrate that many individuals who tan indoors may not acknowledge the long-term risks associated with increased UV exposure.
‘Thus, these findings highlight the importance of not only emphasizing avoidance of indoor tanning in public health messages and physician communication, but also reiterating the need for sun protection and skin cancer screening in this population.’
Previous research has found using a sunbed before the age of 35 increases the risk of malignant melanoma by nearly 90 per cent.
And a 10-minute session on a sunbed is twice as likely to cause skin cancer as spending the same amount of time in the midday sun in the Mediterranean.
One in five Americans will develop skin cancer in their lifetime, and one person in the US dies from melanoma every hour, according to the American Academy of Dermatology.
Malignant is the fifth most common cancer in the UK with around 40 people being diagnosed with it every day.
The latest study was published online by JAMA Dermatology.
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