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What is 10 minutes of sunbed use equivalent to?

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  • Post published:September 17, 2013

The cancer-causing effect of sunbed use over 10 minutes is the same as an exposure to 10 minutes of Mediterranean summer sun.

Source: Ultraviolet radiation and the INTERSUN Programme: Sunbeds @ World Health Organization

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