On Friday, June 19, Germany passed a law banning anyone under the age of 18 from tanning indoors, due to the risks of developing skin cancer, according to reports from PhysOrg.com and WTHITV.com.
Germany's Association for Preventive Dermatology (ADP) says about 4 million teens under 18 tan indoors regularly. In the news reports, ADP’s Professor Eckhard Breitbart is quoted as saying, "If people under 35 regularly use solariums, the risk of getting at some point in life malignant melanoma, the third deadliest cancer that there is, rises by 75 percent."
In addition, Germany will soon be the first country to introduce universal skin-cancer screening, according to the Wall Street Journal, and everyone older than 35 will have the right to a skin-cancer test every two years.
Source:
WTHITV.com: Germany Bans Teens From Tanning Beds
PhysOrg.com: Germany Bans Solariums For Under-18s
The Wall Street Journal Health Blog: Disease Prevention In Germany Is Mostly Good For Doctors
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