Sunbed Association

Clicking on the title above or here will take you to the Sunbed Association website. By the end of this course you will be able to judge for yourself whether the information given is accurate or not. This link was provided by a student a couple of years ago. I have included the link to give another point of view.

What causes a Tan?

This link is to a nice easy animation which shows the damage caused by UV.

The Science of Tanning

Health Issues of Ultra Violet Tanning Appliances Used For Cosmetic Purposes.
This is heavy reading but has everything you need to know about sunbeds.

Skin Cancer Animation (2 minutes)

This animation describes the three types of skin cancer.
What are the three types of cell shown in the animation?

News on Skin Cancer (2009)

Here is some news on sunbeds and skin cancer. Within the BBC pages there are links to some facts about skin cancer.
Questions

How many types of skin cancer are there? What are they?
What is the most common type?
What is the most serious type of skin cancer?
How would you recognise skin cancer?
What would YOU do if you suspected that a client had a suspicious mole?

Black Skin and Skin Cancer

Do black skinned people get skin cancer?
Answer Yes!
The survival rate is worse than for African American melanoma patients than for white melanoma patients.
Why do you think this is?
Read this article to get the answer.

One reason why the outcome of skin cancer is often poorer in African Americans is that the disease is often diagnosed at a more advanced stage, when treatment is more difficult. Also, the type of melanoma most frequently found in African Americans is acral lentiginous melanoma, which is more dangerous than the types of melanoma that predominate in white Americans.