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Shedding Light on Indoor Tanning

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  • © 2012

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Editors:
  1. Carolyn J. Heckman

    1. , Cancer Prevention and Control Program, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, USA

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  2. Sharon L. Manne

    1. , The Cancer Institute of New Jersey, UMDNJ-RobertWood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, USA

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  • First comprehensive overview of the topic
  • Includes up-to-date theory and research
  • Written by experts in the field
  • A great reference for clinicians and trainees

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Introduction

    • Carolyn J. Heckman, Sharon L. Manne
    Pages 1-4

  3. History and Culture of Tanning in the United States

    • Yvonne Hunt, Erik Augustson, Lila Rutten, Richard Moser, Amy Yaroch
    Pages 5-31

  4. Prevalence and Correlates of Indoor Tanning

    • Elliot J. Coups, L. Alison Phillips
    Pages 33-67

  5. Motivations for Indoor Tanning: Theoretical Models

    • Joel Hillhouse, Rob Turrisi
    Pages 69-86

  6. How Ultraviolet Radiation Tans Skin

    • Stuart R. Lessin, Clifford S. Perlis, Matthew B. Zook
    Pages 87-94

  7. Skin Cancer and Other Health Effects of Indoor Tanning

    • Matthew Zook, Stuart Lessin, Clifford Perlis
    Pages 95-106

  8. Tanning Dependence: Is Tanning an Addiction?

    • Avnee Shah, Samantha Smith, Carolyn J. Heckman, Steven R. Feldman
    Pages 107-120

  9. Selected Indoor Tanning Myths and Controversies

    • Gary Mendese, Barbara A. Gilchrest
    Pages 121-133

  10. A Systematic Review of Intervention Efforts to Reduce Indoor Tanning

    • Rob Turrisi, Joel Hillhouse, Kimberly Mallett, Jerod Stapleton, June Robinson
    Pages 135-146

  11. Indoor Tanning Regulation, Enforcement, Taxation, and Policy

    • Andrea Suárez, Robert P. Dellavalle, June K. Robinson
    Pages 147-163

  12. Sunless Tanning

    • Sherry Pagoto
    Pages 165-178

  13. International Perspectives on Indoor Tanning

    • Jennifer Hay, Samara Lipsky
    Pages 179-193

  14. Indoor Tanning: Past, Present, and Future

    • Sharon L. Manne, Carolyn J. Heckman
    Pages 195-197

  15. Back Matter

    Pages 199-202
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About this book

Since the industrialization and urbanization of the Western workforce, tanned skin has been perceived increasingly as attractive and fashionable for naturally light-skinned individuals. However, in addition to causing tanning, photo-aging, and other health effects, ultraviolet radiation (UV) is a well-known carcinogen. Despite wide-spread awareness of UV risks, tanning has become increasingly popular in several Western countries including the USA. While millions of individuals tan indoors each day, relatively little is known about this phenomenon. This book fills that gap by providing an overview of indoor tanning, reasons for its popularity, its risks including skin cancers, and the public health context surrounding the behavior. We have invited some of the preeminent experts in the field to summarize the existing scientific literature for each of the chapters. Shedding Light on Indoor Tanning is an up-to-date and comprehensive book that provides a unique and essential overview of the most significant current issues related to indoor tanning for scientists, educators, students, clinicians, and the general public interested in dermatology, aesthetic trends, skin care, and skin cancer.

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“The editors and contributing authors are to be congratulated for accumulating in one place what we know about indoor tanning practices, predictors, and policies. … this book will serve to interest investigators new to the issue and highlight the salience of the adverse effects of indoor tanning on the public’s health. … a great starting point for anyone who wants to understand this behavior, counsel individuals about reasons to avoid indoor tanning, or develop new research ideas to advance our knowledge on this important topic.” (DeAnn Lazovich, Psycho-Oncology, Vol. 21 (e6), 2012)

Editors and Affiliations

  • , Cancer Prevention and Control Program, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, USA

    Carolyn J. Heckman

  • , The Cancer Institute of New Jersey, UMDNJ-RobertWood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, USA

    Sharon L. Manne

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