Prevalence, risk groups, and reasons for sunbed use in Germany

Schneider, Sven; Görig, Tatiana; Breitbart, Eckhard W.; Greinert, Rüdiger; Diehl, Katharina

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“…A 2019 systematic review and meta-analysis provided the pooled mean prevalence of indoor tanning for both continents. Indoor tanning in the past year by adolescents 15 populations) and for ever use by adults (26 populations) were extracted and pooled . For European countries with multiple prevalence reports, we selected only the latest study (eFigure 2 in the Supplement) and included all estimates in a sensitivity analysis .…”

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Association of Indoor Tanning Regulations With Health and Economic Outcomes in North America and Europe

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he incidence of skin cancer in fair-skinned populations is high and increasing globally [1][2][3] such that total health care spending on its treatment is among the highest of all cancers in countries such as the United States, Denmark, and Australia. [4][5][6] The most common skin cancers are basal cell carcinomas (BCCs) and squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs) (collectively known as keratinocyte carcinomas). Melanoma is less common overall but is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in young adults 7 and is more serious, with 59 782 deaths from melanoma annually worldwide. 8 Exposure to UV radiation is the predominant cause of keratinocyte carcinomas and melanoma, 9 thus, these cancers are largely preventable by reducing personal exposure to UV radiation by sun protection 10 or avoidance of indoor tanning. 11 Indoor tanning devices (eg, sunbeds, tanning beds, and sunlamps) can emit high to extreme levels of UV radiation, 12 and in 2009. the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classified indoor tanning devices as carcinogenic to humans. 9 More than 20 countries have now legislated against indoor tanning for persons younger than 18 years (or even younger), whereas Australia has banned all commercial indoor tanning and Brazil has banned private and commercial indoor tanning. 13 Other countries have introduced various restrictions, such as preventing indoor tanning by UV-sensitive people, banning unsupervised access, licensing indoor tan-IMPORTANCE UV radiation emissions from indoor tanning devices are carcinogenic. Regulatory actions may be associated with reduced exposure of UV radiation at a population level.OBJECTIVE To estimate the long-term health and economic consequences of banning indoor tanning devices or prohibiting their use by minors only in North America and Europe compared with ongoing current levels of use. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTSThis economic analysis modeled data for individuals 12 to 35 years old in North America and Europe, who commonly engage in indoor tanning. A Markov cohort model was used with outcomes projected during the cohort's remaining life-years. Models were populated by extracting data from high-quality systematic reviews and meta-analyses, epidemiologic reports, and cancer registrations.MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Main outcomes were numbers of melanomas and deaths from melanoma, numbers of keratinocyte carcinomas, life-years, and health care and productivity costs. Extensive sensitivity analyses were performed to assess the stability of results. RESULTSIn an estimated population of 110 932 523 in the United States and Canada and 141 970 492 in Europe, for the next generation of youths and young adults during their remaining lifespans, regulatory actions that ban indoor tanning devices could be expected to gain 423 000 life-years, avert 240 000 melanomas (−8.2%), and avert 7.3 million keratinocyte carcinomas (−7.8%) in North America and gain 460 000 life-years, avert 204 000 melanomas (−4.9%), and avert 2.4 million keratinocyte carcinomas (−4.4%) in Europe compare...

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Association of Indoor Tanning Regulations With Health and Economic Outcomes in North America and Europe

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“…Globally, there have been large and expensive campaigns aimed at providing information about the danger and harmfulness of UV radiation in order to promote sunscreen use and avoidance of tanning beds . Given the lack of statistical consumer data, it is, however, difficult to quantify the success of these measures and the popularity of, for example, sunscreen and tanning beds.…”

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Interest in tanning beds and sunscreen in German‐speaking countries

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“…Um für Sonnenschutz und den Verzicht auf Solarien zu werben, werden weltweit aufwändige und teure Aufklärungsmaßnahmen zur Gefährlichkeit und Schädlichkeit von UV‐Strahlung geführt . Es ist jedoch schwierig, den Erfolg solcher Maßnahmen und die Popularität von beispielsweise Sonnencreme oder Solarien zu messen, da wenige Verbraucherstatistiken verfügbar sind.…”

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Das Interesse an Solarien und Sonnenschutz im deutschsprachigen Raum

Kirchberger

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Zusammenfassung Hintergrund Die steigende Inzidenz nahezu aller Hautkrebsarten lässt sich durch eine zunehmende Exposition gegenüber natürlicher und künstlicher ultravioletter Strahlung (UV) erklären. Präventionsrelevante Statistiken über Risikoverhalten oder Sonnenschutz sind jedoch rar. Methodik Wir analysierten das Suchverhalten mit der Suchmaschine Google® nach Solarium und Sonnencreme bzw. Sonnenschutz in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz im weltweiten Vergleich von 2004 bis 2016. Dabei werden „Normalized Search Volumes“ (NSV) für die Suchanfragen berechnet und die zugehörigen Polynomfunktionen untereinander und im zeitlichen Verlauf verglichen. Ergebnisse Global nehmen die Suchanfragen nach Solarium seit 2011 deutlich ab und nach Sonnencreme stetig zu. Im deutschsprachigen Raum hingegen können seit Jahren durchgehend mehr Suchanfragen zu Solarium als zu Sonnencreme verzeichnet werden. Hier ist innerhalb eines Jahres ist eine Periodizität der Suchanfragen zu beobachten mit höchsten NSV für Solarium zwischen März und Mai und für Sonnencreme in den Sommermonaten um Juni. Innerhalb Deutschlands zeigen vor allem die Stadtstaaten Hamburg und Berlin besonders hohe NSV für Solarium. Schlussfolgerungen In deutschsprachigen Ländern zeigt sich im weltweiten Vergleich ein auffallend ungünstiges Suchverhalten. Es besteht weiterhin ein hoher Aufklärungs‐ und Präventionsbedarf von Sonnenschutz und Karenz gegenüber künstlicher UV‐Exposition.

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Prevalence, risk groups, and reasons for sunbed use in Germany

Abstract: Our study proves that sunbed use which is an important risk factor for skin cancer is widely used. Moreover, considerable information deficits about health risks exist among the German population.

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Association of Indoor Tanning Regulations With Health and Economic Outcomes in North America and Europe

Association of Indoor Tanning Regulations With Health and Economic Outcomes in North America and Europe

Interest in tanning beds and sunscreen in German‐speaking countries

Das Interesse an Solarien und Sonnenschutz im deutschsprachigen Raum

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