Tanning bed and nail lamp use and the risk of cutaneous malignancy: A review of the literature

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 99-106

  O'Sullivan, Niamh Anna ^a   Tait, Clare P ^a,b  

^a ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Dermatology Specialist Group   (Australia)

Author keywords

artificial UV; BCC; cutaneous malignancy; melanoma; nail lamp; NMSC; non melanoma skin cancer; SCC; solarium; sunlamps; tanning bed

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; CARCINOGEN;

BED; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA DAMAGE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LAW; MELANOMA; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NAIL LAMP; NON MELANOMA SKIN CANCER; PARENTAL CONSENT; PHOTOTHERAPY DEVICE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REVIEW; SKIN CARCINOGENESIS; SUN EXPOSURE; SUNBURN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); TANNING BED; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET C RADIATION; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; COSMETIC INDUSTRY; LEATHER INDUSTRY; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; NAIL; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; RISK FACTOR; SKIN NEOPLASMS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BEAUTY CULTURE; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; HUMANS; MELANOMA; NAILS; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; RISK FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TANNING; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 84898826951     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: 14400960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajd.12145     Document Type: Review

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