Usually, when researchers make negative claims about exposure to UVA light, a study of the facts reveals something fishy. However, recent discoveries from a scientific team out of Texas dispute any connection between melanoma and ultraviolet A light exposure – in a study of fish, no less. This research goes against previous fish findings that attempted to link the two.
The new revelation has prompted the study’s scientists to surmise that any increase in melanoma during the last three decades is likely not to be attributable to UVA. Previous studies of fish were the only animal research that had suggested a link between UVA exposure in a young species and future contraction of melanoma. However, the new research shatters the validity of previous conclusions that had been drawn.
Although the lead scientist of the new study makes no claims about UVA being completely risk-free, he does state, “UVA is just not as dangerous as we thought because it doesn't cause melanoma.”
Financial backing for the study was provided by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and the National Cancer Institute.
For more details on the study, visit the source link.
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Source:
ScienceDaily: Melanoma Not Caused by Early Ultraviolet (UVA) Light Exposure, New Fish Experiments Show
