Trends in Tanning Bed Use, Motivation, and Risk Awareness in Germany: Findings from Four Waves of the National Cancer Aid Monitoring (NCAM)

Trends in Tanning Bed Use, Motivation, and Risk Awareness in Germany: Findings from Four Waves of the National Cancer Aid Monitoring (NCAM)

Indoor tanning is an important risk factor for the development of melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer. With our nationally representative monitoring, we aimed at describing tanning bed use, user characteristics, reasons for use, and risk awareness over time. In the framework of the National Cancer...

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Main Authors: Katharina Diehl, Tatiana Görig, Rüdiger Greinert, Eckhard W. Breitbart, Sven Schneider
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-10-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
tanning bed use
artificial tanning
skin cancer
melanoma
indoor tanning
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/20/3913

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