"Calls by cancer experts to ban sunbeds in the UK will not be heeded straight away. So far, no minister or opposition party has signalled support for a step that many would regard as overly restrictive. Nor has the public been consulted. While World Cancer Research Fund (a British charity) supports a ban, Cancer Research UK has stuck to issuing warnings."
"The ban on children using commercial sunbeds in the UK was introduced in 2010. Since then, Australia has banned such businesses altogether. Prof Paul Lorigan and the other authors of an article in the British Medical Journal argue that a law like Australia's would be the most cost-effective way of cutting melanoma cases even if it included compensation for businesses. Evidence suggests that young women in deprived parts of northern England are at particular risk."
Skin cancer rates are rising in the UK while calls for a ban on commercial sunbeds have not gained ministerial or party support, and no public consultation has occurred. A ban on children using commercial sunbeds was introduced in 2010, and evidence indicates that this ban is sometimes flouted. Australia has banned commercial sunbed businesses outright. A law like Australia's, including business compensation, is presented as the most cost-effective way to reduce melanoma. Young women in deprived northern England face particular risk. Alternatives include tighter regulation and public education amid tensions with pro-business approaches.
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