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AAD: Fathers May Not Perceive Harms of Teen Indoor Tanning

Low harms more often perceived by parents of male teens, those age ≥16, with less sun-reactive skin
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends that fair-skinned individuals aged 6 months to 24 years and parents of young children be counseled regarding skin protection behaviors

USPSTF Recommends Counseling Youth on Sun Protection Behavior

Counseling should be provided to fair-skinned individuals aged 6 months to 24 years, parents
Healthy adults receiving high-dose vitamin D3 have reduced expression of pro-inflammatory mediators 48 hours after experimental sunburn

After Sunburn, High-Dose Vitamin D Cuts Inflammatory Mediators

Participants with higher vitamin D3 after treatment had increased arginase-1 expression
Pictorial messages discouraging indoor tanning produce greater negative emotional reactions than text-only messages

Pictorial Messages Better for Discouraging Indoor Tanning

Pictorial messages produce greater negative reactions; more effective than text-only messages
The number of U.S. teens who use indoor tanning has dropped by half in recent years

CDC: Fewer Teens Using Tanning Beds

Half as many high school students reported indoor tanning in 2015 versus 2009
A sizeable proportion of melanoma survivors still report elevated sun exposure

Sun Protection Behaviors Often Poor Among Melanoma Survivors

One in five had suffered a sunburn in the past year, researchers find
Skin cancers linked to indoor tanning are estimated to have cost the U.S. health care system hundreds of millions of dollars in 2015

Indoor Tanning Cost U.S. Health Care $343 Million Annually

Skin cancers from ultraviolet light in devices totaled $343.1 million in 2015 alone, researchers say
Sunscreen with a high sun protection factor offers better protection than a standard beach umbrella

High SPF Sunscreen Offers Better Protection Than Beach Umbrella

More incidence of sunburn with umbrella versus sunscreen, but neither completely prevents sunburn
Individuals with previous nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) are more likely to engage in certain sun protection behaviors than those without previous NMSC

Some Sun Protection Behaviors Up With History of NMSC

Individuals with previous nonmelanoma skin cancer more often use shade, protective clothing
Tan skin may provide some protection against the sun's harmful ultraviolet rays

ENDO: Tanning May Limit Skin’s Ability to Produce Vitamin D

Even those with significant sun exposure can have low levels of this essential vitamin