To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made on the potential impact of sunbed use on the development of melanoma.
Answered on
24 October 2022
The Committee on Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment (COMARE) published advice on the health effects and risks from ultraviolet (UV) sunbeds in 2009, which is available at the following link:
COMARE’s report confirmed that UV radiation from sunbeds was capable of inducing skin cancer, including melanoma and that young people were particularly vulnerable.
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