VARIOUS NATIONAL MEDIA: Indoor tanning ban would reduce melanoma deaths, show researchers

Press/Media: Research

Period10 May 2022 → 11 May 2022

Media coverage

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Media coverage

  • TitleI’m addicted to sniffing £30 TikTok tanner even though it’s dangerous – it’s worth it for the compliments about my glow
    Media name/outletThe Sun
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date11/05/22
    DescriptionIndeed, research released this week by the University of Manchester suggested a ban on commercial sunbeds would prevent THOUSANDS of cancer deaths, finding that sunbed use increases the risk of developing skin cancer by as much as 60 per cent.
    URLhttps://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/18537891/addicted-sniffing-tiktok-tanner/
    PersonsAdele Green, Paul Lorigan
  • TitleIndoor tanning ban would reduce melanoma deaths, show researchers
    Media name/outletBBC Radio Manchester
    Media typeRadio
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date11/05/22
    DescriptionA ban of commercially available indoor tanning would substantially reduce deaths from melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer, a study led by University of Manchester researchers has concluded.
    URLhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0c24qrj
    PersonsAdele Green, Paul Lorigan
  • TitleIndoor tanning ban would reduce melanoma deaths, show researchers
    Media name/outletTALKRadio
    Media typeRadio
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date11/05/22
    DescriptionA ban of commercially available indoor tanning would substantially reduce deaths from melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer, a study led by University of Manchester researchers has concluded.
    PersonsAdele Green, Paul Lorigan
  • TitleShould sun beds be banned? Doing so could prevent deadliest form of skin cancer
    Media name/outletYahoo!
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    Date11/05/22
    DescriptionBanning sun beds could prevent thousands of skin cancer cases and save the NHS millions, a new study has revealed.

    Researchers from the University of Manchester tracked the projected impact of the ban on the 618,000 18-year-olds living in England in 2019, and found that outlawing indoor tanning would result in 1,206 fewer cases of melanoma and 207 fewer melanoma deaths over their lifetimes .
    URLhttps://news.yahoo.com/sun-beds-danger-skin-cancer-risks-102532223.html
    PersonsAdele Green, Paul Lorigan
  • TitleBanning sun beds in UK would save thousands of lives from deadliest form of skin cancer and NHS millions of pounds, study claims
    Media name/outletDaily Mail
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date10/05/22
    DescriptionBanning tanning beds would prevent thousands of skin cancer deaths and save the NHS millions of pounds, a study claims.

    Researchers from the University of Manchester tracked the projected impact of the move on the more than 600,000 18-year-olds living in England.

    Their modelling suggested an outright ban on indoor sunbeds would result in over 1,000 fewer cases of melanoma and 200 fewer melanoma deaths in their lifetimes.
    URLhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-10801739/Banning-sun-beds-UK-save-thousands-lives-deadliest-form-cancer.html
    PersonsPaul Lorigan, Adele Green

Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms

  • Cancer

Keywords

  • cancer
  • melanoma
  • tanning