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October 3, 2025BMJ3 citationsOpen Access

Commercial sunbeds should be banned in the UK

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SKSophia KreftAGAdèle C. GreenICImogen Cheese

Key Points

  • Commercial sunbeds contribute significantly to the rise in skin cancer cases in the UK.
  • Regulations have not effectively diminished sunbed popularity among young individuals.
  • The study highlights the urgent need for policy changes to address this health issue.
  • Banning commercial sunbeds could substantially reduce the national skin cancer burden.

Abstract

Paul Lorigan and colleagues argue that despite regulation commercial sunbeds remain popular with young people and are adding to the national skin cancer burden

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Kreft et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68dffaffdaa1363beb04ae88https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2025-085414
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