Sunbeds as dangerous as smoking

SUNBED use in Ireland must be regulated after new research found the cancer risk is as great as smoking, the Irish Cancer Society has warned.

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) said sunbeds should be moved into the highest cancer risk category and after its latest study found they are “‘carcinogenic to humans”.

The study by the IARC found the cancer risk from tanning machines was greatest in children and young adults. The research was published in the latest issue of the Lancet.