Journal article
Indoor tanning and skin cancer in Canada: A meta-analysis and attributable burden estimation
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Consistent epidemiologic and experimental studies have demonstrated that UV-emitting tanning devices cause melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer. The purpose of this study was to estimate the relative risk of skin cancer associated with the use of indoor tanning devices relevant to Canada, to estimate the proportion and number of skin cancers in Canada in 2015 that were attributable to indoor tanning, and to explore differences by …
Authors
O’Sullivan DE; Brenner DR; Demers PA; Villeneuve PJ; Friedenreich CM; King WD; Group OBOTCS
Journal
Cancer Epidemiology, Vol. 59, , pp. 1–7
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
April 2019
DOI
10.1016/j.canep.2019.01.004
ISSN
1877-7821