TY - JOUR T1 - Sunbed use increases risk of melanoma; risk increases with greater number of sessions and first use at younger age JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 107 LP - 108 DO - 10.1136/eb-2012-101047 VL - 16 IS - 4 AU - Veronique Bataille Y1 - 2013/10/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/16/4/107.abstract N2 - Commentary on: Boniol M, Autier P, Boyle P, et al . Cutaneous melanoma attributable to sunbed use: systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ 2012; 345: e4757.OpenUrlAbstract/FREE Full Text To date, ultraviolet (UV) exposure is the only environmental factor associated with an increased risk of melanoma. There is therefore a need to ensure that the risks associated with artificial UV exposure are quantified. There has been some controversy regarding the association between melanoma and sunbed exposure as some studies have shown positive associations while others have not. Melanoma has long been linked to UV exposure and this has been established via case-control studies and cohort studies including migration studies from Australia and Europe as well as laboratory studies on animal models. Most case-control studies have shown that exposure to natural sunlight is associated with an increased risk of melanoma, especially for exposure before the age of 35 years and overall relative risk of 1.75.1 Artificial UV exposure has also been of interest … ER -