90% of sunbeds emitting unsafe radiation levels

UP to 90% of sunbeds emit more than the safe level of UV radiation, vastly increasing the risk of skin cancer in those using them, an EU study has found.

The findings support a demand by the Irish Cancer Society (ICS) for legislation to regulate sunbed usage, and in the long term to ban them altogether.

Using sunbeds to induce a tan is even more dangerous for younger people, and the risk of getting cancer is increased by 75% for those under 30 years of age, according to the ICS.