Skin cancer projections and cost savings 2014-2045 of improvements to the Danish sunbed legislation of 2014.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sunbed use increases the risk of skin cancer. The Danish sunbed legislation (2014) did not include an age limit.

Aim

To model skin cancer incidences and saved costs from potential effects of structural interventions on prevalence of sunbed use.

Materials and methods

Survey data from 2015 were collected for 3999 Danes, representative for the Danish population in regards to age, gender and region. Skin cancer incidences were modelled in the Prevent program, using population projections, historic cancer incidence, sunbed use exposure and relative risk of sunbed use on melanoma.

Results

If structural interventions like an age limit of 18 years for sunbed use or complete ban had been included in the Danish sunbed legislation in 2014, it would have reduced

SUBMITTER: Koster B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7379953 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature