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UVA tanning is involved in the increased incidence of skin cancers in fair-skinned young women: UVA tanning and skin cancers in young women

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Coelho, Sergio G., Hearing, Vincent J.·2010·Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research
DOI 10.1111/j.1755-148x.2009.00656.xPMC PMC2810005
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Melanomas are the most prevalent cancers in 25-29 yr old females and compose roughly 12% of cancers in 20-40 yr old women; under the age of 40, women have a higher incidence of melanomas than do men. Within the past few decades, the alarming trend to use commercial sunlamps for cosmetic pigmentation is of particular concern, especially since 71% of those patrons are women with 50% of patrons under the age of 29. A major problem may be the use of UVA-rich sunlamps which produce a visible tan but afford little to no protection from subsequent UV exposure. We hypothesize that the additional exposure of adolescents to unnaturally large amounts of UVA from artificial UV sources is implicated in the increasing incidence of malignant melanomas disproportionately in young women.

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Authors
Coelho, S. G., & Hearing, V. J.
Affiliations
National Institutes of Health (US)
Corresponding author
Hearing, Vincent J.
ORCID
Coelho, Sergio G.
Venue
Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2009-12-02
Volume
23
Issue
1
Pages
57-63
ISSN
1755-1471 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1111/j.1755-148x.2009.00656.x
PMC
PMC2810005
OpenAlex
W2137144083
Cited by
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1.87
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research (publishedVersion, public-domain)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Cancer Institute (ZIABC010784)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Dermatology › Skin Protection and Aging
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › melanin and skin pigmentation
Keywords
UVA, sunlamps, artificial tanning, melanoma, skin cancer incidence, young women, fair skin, UV exposure, adolescents
MeSH terms
Adult, Cell Transformation, Neoplastic, Female, Humans, Melanocytes, Melanoma, Risk Factors, Skin Neoplasms, Skin Pigmentation, Sunburn, Time, Ultraviolet Rays, Causality, Incidence, Prevalence, Age Distribution, Sex Distribution, Risk Reduction Behavior, Sunbathing, Young Adult

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