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CHUNN · 01-12-2006, 09:40 PM

Indoor Tanning Association Responds to Flawed Study on Links between Indoor Tanning and Skin Cancer.

To: National Desk, Health Reporter
Contact: Melissa Haynes, 202-367-1219, for the Indoor Tanning Association, mhaynes@theita.com

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a statement from the Indoor Tanning Association in response to a study on a suggested link between indoor tanning and skin cancer:
We were deeply disappointed by the misrepresentations in the Journal of Dermatology special article "The Indoor UV Tanning Industry: A Review of Skin Cancer Risk, Health Benefit Claims and Regulation," (j.jaad.2005.07.066) and the accompanying release by the American Academy of Dermatology.
There are several, significant and misleading flaws in this article. First, the authors admit that they have not conducted a systematic review of the relevant literature. If they had done so, they would have learned that 18 of 22 previous studies conducted in the last twenty years, on the relationship between UV light and melanoma show that there is no link between indoor tanning and the likelihood of developing melanoma.

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CHUNN Police Department Join Date: Oct 17 2000 Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 4,394 Blog Entries: 1 Rep Power: 9	Indoor Tanning Association Responds to Flawed Study! Indoor Tanning Association Responds to Flawed Study on Links between Indoor Tanning and Skin Cancer. To: National Desk, Health Reporter Contact: Melissa Haynes, 202-367-1219, for the Indoor Tanning Association, mhaynes@theita.com WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a statement from the Indoor Tanning Association in response to a study on a suggested link between indoor tanning and skin cancer: We were deeply disappointed by the misrepresentations in the Journal of Dermatology special article "The Indoor UV Tanning Industry: A Review of Skin Cancer Risk, Health Benefit Claims and Regulation," (j.jaad.2005.07.066) and the accompanying release by the American Academy of Dermatology. There are several, significant and misleading flaws in this article. First, the authors admit that they have not conducted a systematic review of the relevant literature. If they had done so, they would have learned that 18 of 22 previous studies conducted in the last twenty years, on the relationship between UV light and melanoma show that there is no link between indoor tanning and the likelihood of developing melanoma. Read the entire article