The IARC is an expert committee that makes recommendations to the World Health Organization. The Sunbed Association (TSA) disputes these conclusions of the IARC assessment.
29 July 2009
a new assessment puts sunbed use on a par with smoking or exposure to asbestos
A recent assessment from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) puts sunbed use on a par with smoking or exposure to asbestos. This assessment appears in Lancet Oncology and is based on a review of existing research on the use of sunbeds and the risk of melanoma. The authors concluded that this risk was increased by 75% in people who started using sunbeds regularly before the age of 30.
