예전에 암센터에서 자원봉사하면서 의사들한테 들은 얘긴데, 사람들이 왜 돈을 주고 자외선을 쪼여 피부세포에 대미지를 주고 암발병율을 높이는 지 모르겠다며 한숨을 쉬더군요. 태닝에 관련된 리스크를 알고 하는 거라면 상관없겠지만, 혹시 궁금해 하는 분들이 있을 듯 해서 Canadian Cancer Society에 있는 간단한 정보를 공유합니다.
태닝샵은 safety regulation이 없고 "guideline"만 있기 때문에 건강상 문제가 생겨도 책임을 물을 수 없어요.
"Using indoor tanning equipment increases the risk of developing skin cancer, the most common type of cancer.
non-melanoma skin cancer
Studies have shown that people who used indoor tanning equipment are at greater risk of developing squamous cell carcinoma.
Studies have also shown that there may be a higher risk for developing basal cell carcinoma, though the evidence is less certain.
Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer and the most common type of cancer for young people between the ages of 15 and 29.
Research has shown that the risk of melanoma is much higher in people who use indoor tanning equipment. Current evidence shows that people who first start using indoor tanning equipment before the age of 35 have a significantly increased risk of melanoma.
Using UV-emitting tanning equipment also increases the risk of ocular melanoma, a type of eye cancer.