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Half of under-18 sunbed users get burnt

A national survey of more than 3,000 11-17-year-olds has found that more than half of those who have ever used a sunbed have been burnt at least once.

A national survey of more than 3,000 11-17-year-olds has found that more than half of those who have ever used a sunbed have been burnt at least once. The findings were presented at Public Health England’s annual National Cancer Intelligence Network Conference in Birmingham earlier this month. There are a much smaller number of under-18s using sunbeds with the Cancer Research UK-funded survey also revealing that, since the ban on young people’s using sunbeds less than 5% do so – down from 6.7% in 2009. However, the findings of continued unlicensed practice have prompted the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Skin

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