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Artificial Tanning Devices.
Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer among light-skinned populations. The chief environmental cause of skin cancer is ultraviolet radiation (UVR). UVR exposure comes mainly from the sun but over the past three decades there has been an increase in the use of artificial sources of UVR in the...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Geneva :
World Health Organization,
2017.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 1.1. The purpose of this document; 1.2. The use of sunbeds; 1.3. The type of radiation emitted by sunbeds; 2. Health consequences from sunbed use; 2.1. Cancer risk; 2.2. Vitamin D production; 2.3. Populations most at risk from sunbed use; 3. Policy options to decrease health risks from sunbeds; 3.1. Promoting education strategies; 3.2. Regulating sunbed use; 3.2.1. Regulatory frameworks; 3.2.2. Banning sunbeds; 3.2.2.1. Banning all artificial tanning services; 3.2.2.2. Banning the hire and sale of sunbeds for domestic use.
- 3.2.3. Restricting access to sunbeds3.2.3.1. Prohibiting unsupervised artificial tanning services; 3.2.3.2. Setting an age-limit on sunbed use; 3.2.3.3. Preventing use of sunbeds by high-risk individuals; 3.2.4. Managing sunbed operations; 3.2.4.1. Surveillance and licensing of tanning establishments; 3.2.4.2. Controlling UV exposure; 3.2.4.3. Requiring eye protection; 3.2.4.4. Training sunbed supervisors; 3.2.4.5. Taxing tanning sessions; 3.2.5. Prescribing risk communication; 3.2.5.1. Requiring information provision; 3.2.5.2. Banning marketing and promotion of sunbeds.
- 3.2.5.3. Requiring display of warning notices3.2.6. Ensuring compliance and enforcement; 4. Discussion; 4.1. Public health financing considerations; 4.2. Commercial considerations; 4.3 Human rights implications and ethical considerations; 4.4. Priority areas for research; References; Abbreviations; Glossary; Annex 1. Summary of health risks other than cancer; A.1. Skin; A.2. Eyes; A.3. Other health effects; References; Annex 2. Example of Client Information Form (Ireland).