..Among the articles without industry funding, 4.4% (27/620) favored indoor tanning, 3.5% (22/620) were neutral, and 92.1% (571/620) were critical of indoor tanning. Among the articles with financial links to the indoor tanning industry, 78% (39/50) favored indoor tanning, 10% (5/50) were neutral, and 12% (6/50) were critical of indoor tanning. Support from the indoor… Continue reading Association between financial links to indoor #tanning industry and conclusions of published studies on indoor tanning: systematic review
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Association of Indoor #Tanning Exposure With Age at #Melanoma Diagnosis and BRAF V600E Mutations
..The 114 patients who reported indoor tanning exposure were younger at diagnosis than the 222 patients who did not (51.5 vs 64.0 years, two-sided P < .001). BRAF V600E genotype was more prevalent in ever-users than in nonusers (42.9% vs 28.3%, two-sided P = .04) and higher in ever-users who initiated indoor tanning prior to age… Continue reading Association of Indoor #Tanning Exposure With Age at #Melanoma Diagnosis and BRAF V600E Mutations
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