The Risks of Tanning and Ultraviolet Radiation

Students' Knowledge, Attitudes and Perceptions of Risks Regarding Intentional Sun Exposure: A 17-Year Follow-Up.” American Journal of Health Education, vol. 41, no. 5, 2010, pp. 274+. Questia School, www.questiaschool.com/read 1G1-238556190/college-students-knowledge-attitudes-and-perceptions. This article examines the risks and effects of ultraviolet radiation from tanning beds. Felts has conducted a thorough investigation of ultraviolet radiation effects and compared the results to those of

Indoor Tanning and Cancer Guaranteed brown, beautiful and golden skin in only a few tans! Indoor tanning promises and creates a beautiful tan in only a few sessions. The result from this tan is dark and clear skin that makes a person feel and look better. No wonder this craze is so popular. Who wouldn’t want to look like they just came back from the Caribbean with beautiful skin? I mean having tan skin does make a person look better right? This question is obviously a personal opinion

and communities can undertake in order to come up with a comprehensive approach aimed at minimizing risks associated with skin cancer among teachers, students, school staff members, visitors and the whole community at large. Some of these guidelines included the following: Schools were required to come up with a policy that ensured there is a reduction in the exposure to the solar ultraviolet radiation. The schools were also required to provide as well as maintain social and physical environments that

melanoma is just one type of skin cancer. Melanoma can be caused by hereditary genes and overexposure to ultraviolet rays. Melanoma is a type of skin cancer, but what is it, and how does it form? Well, according to the Mayo Clinic, melanoma causes DNA damage to cells which begin to grow out of control and can eventually form a mass of cancerous cells (Mayoclinic.org). Elderly men are at highest risk, but melanoma is the most common cancer in young adults 25 to 29 years old (ASCO). Therefore, all ages

increase the risk of melanoma, these factors include exposure to ultraviolet radiation and genetics. Melanoma is most common in lighter skinned caucasians born after the 1940s (Erdmann et al 2012) as genetically they are not as resistant to Ultraviolet radiation, with certain trends such as sunbathing and the use of a tanning booth, individuals unaware of the risks to melanoma are purposely exposing themselves to Ultraviolet radiation to create a desired tan. Melanoma is the

Tanning beds are devices that give off ultraviolet radiation to make a cosmetic tan. They were first invented in 1978 by Friedrich Wolff. They are typically horizontal making it easier for people lay down in them. People are usually in there for about 8 to 15 minutes. They can be Shor 2 found at tanning salons and some people even have their own personal

Tanning Beds and Skin Cancer What is UV radiation? Before one can discuss harmful effects of tanning equipment and increased sun exposure, one must be familiar with the components of ultraviolet light and how affects the skin. Sunlight contains two types of ultraviolet (UV) light: UVA and UVB. UVA rays consist of longer wavelengths that penetrate deep into the dermal layer of skin. Limited exposure to UVA rays causes skin to tan; however, most experts agree that overexposure to UVA can lead

What is the difference between UV-A and UV-B radiation? UVB - Medium - wavelength UVB is very living active but cannot go through beyond the superficial skin layers. It is responsible for delayed tanning and burning; in addition to these short-term effects it enhance skin ageing and some what promotes the development of skin cancer. They are present all year around and depending upon the time of year, can be 30 to 50 times more prevalent than UVB rays. UVB, the chief causes of skin reddening

preventable with proper methods like shade, use of sunscreens and avoiding tanning. The adolescents and younger adults aged from 13-24 years are more prone to skin cancer because of their behaviour and adolescents spend more time in sunlight as compared to any other age group. This paper will look into the health risk factors that are leading adolescents and younger adults towards skin cancer. Focusing on the common risk factors that are made by maximum youngsters which is affect their skin

most common type of cancer in humans, has over three million cases every year in non melanoma cancer and over 200,000 cases in melanoma cancer. The main cause for this cancer is the over exposure to ultra violet radiation from the sun or artificial radiation from synthetic means such as tanning beds. This causes an abnormal growth in cells and different traits than those in healthy cells. These abnormal growth of cells is also caused by the mutations that occur in the genes of the cell, and the mutations