The study to be published in the August issue of The Lancet oncology shows that exposure to artificial solar radiation before the age of 30 increases the risk of melanoma, the most aggressive form of cancer by 75%. the skin.
“We analyzed twenty studies to arrive at this conclusion”, explains Vincent Cogliano, one of the twenty authors of the study and member of the International Agency for Research on Cancer, the agency specializing in cancer. World Health Organization (WHO).
“Natural ultraviolet radiation has been classified at level 2 of the IARC classification since 1992. Now, all ultraviolet radiation is considered carcinogenic, classification 1”, explains Vincent Cogliano.
The studies observed concern 14,000 people used to tanning beds, half of whom have contracted melanoma.
