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

Der Hautarzt; Zeitschrift für Dermatologie, Venerologie, und verwandte Gebiete
Sven SchneiderKatharina Diehl

Abstract

Ultraviolet (UV) radiation of sunbeds has been classified carcinogenic by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). Unlike in other countries the available data on the important risk factor has been lacking until recently in Germany. The SUN-Study 2012 (Sunbed-Use: Needs for Action Study) aimed at identifying epidemiological prevalence data concerning this completely preventable risk factor. A total of 4,851 participants aged 14-45 years were selected from the German population in a representative manner and were surveyed via standardized telephone interviews. The survey period was split into a summer and a winter wave in order to take possible season effects into account. Four out of 10 Germans aged 14-45 years (39.2 %; 95 % CI 37.8-40.6 %) have ever used a sunbed. Within the last year 14.6 % (95 % CI 13.6-15.6 %) visited a sunbed. Current users reported six visits per year on average and every twentieth reported a family history of cutaneous malignant melanoma in first-degree relatives. More than 5 % of minors currently used sunbeds despite the nationwide ban, mostly at unsupervised locations. Half of those minors did not know about the legal ban of sunbed use for minors. Our study proves that sunbed use which i...Continue Reading

References

Oct 11, 2002·Archives of Dermatology·J Matthew KnightAntoinette F Hood
Jul 10, 2003·Scandinavian Journal of Public Health·Cecilia BoldemanHenrik Ullén
Sep 10, 2003·Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine·Catherine A DemkoKurt C Stange
Apr 20, 2005·Archives of Dermatology·Deann LazovichJean Forster
Nov 1, 2006·Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health·Sheleigh P LawlerLin Fritschi
Jul 31, 2007·Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology·Katherine D HoersterElizabeth Clapp
Jan 19, 2008·American Journal of Preventive Medicine·Elliot J CoupsCarolyn J Heckman
Mar 11, 2008·Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology·Carolyn J HeckmanSharon L Manne
Apr 23, 2008·Archives of Dermatology·June K RobinsonSara Ortiz
May 21, 2008·Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV·K EzzedineM Heenen
Jan 22, 2009·Preventive Medicine·Brian KøsterAnja Philip
Mar 19, 2009·Photodermatology, Photoimmunology & Photomedicine·Maria DisselThilo Gambichler
Aug 6, 2009·The Lancet Oncology·Fatiha El GhissassiUNKNOWN WHO International Agency for Research on Cancer Monograph Working Group
Sep 8, 2009·Acta Dermato-venereologica·Sven SchneiderRüdiger Greinert
Dec 5, 2009·International Journal of Public Health·Katharina DiehlSven Schneider
Dec 18, 2009·Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV·S Schneider, H Krämer
Apr 23, 2013·The British Journal of Dermatology·I StanganelliF Falcini
Aug 31, 2013·Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz·J Koch, A Takla
Dec 18, 2013·American Journal of Public Health·Craig A SinclairVanessa Rock
Mar 4, 2014·Photodermatology, Photoimmunology & Photomedicine·Katharina DiehlSven Schneider
Apr 11, 2015·Der Hautarzt; Zeitschrift für Dermatologie, Venerologie, und verwandte Gebiete·A BlumH Haenssle

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Dec 12, 2017·Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft = Journal of the German Society of Dermatology : JDDG·Michael C KirchbergerMarkus V Heppt
Nov 18, 2017·Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft = Journal of the German Society of Dermatology : JDDG·Michael C KirchbergerMarkus V Heppt
Feb 28, 2019·Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV·M SuppaV Del Marmol
Nov 9, 2018·Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV·M AugustinN Zander

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Related Feeds

Cancer Incidence & Mortality

Cancer has emerged as a global concern due to its increase in incidence and mortality. Efforts are underway to evaluate and develop action plans to reduce the global burden of cancer. Currently, lung cancer, breast cancer and prostate cancer are the leading causes of cancer mortality. Here is the latest research on cancer incidence and mortality.