Question 13986 — health

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Mr. Eric Liégeon draws the attention of the Minister of Health, Families, Autonomy and People with Disabilities to the dangers linked to the use of tanning booths emitting artificial ultraviolet radiation. On several occasions since 2003, the National Academy of Medicine has alerted public authorities to the health risks associated with these devices. These alerts are all the more worrying since melanoma, the most serious skin cancer due to its high metastatic potential, affected nearly 17,922 new cases in France in 2023 and led to 1,922 deaths in 2022. However, tanning beds mainly emit ultraviolet A, the deleterious effects of which on the DNA of skin cells are now well established. As such, the International Agency for Research on Cancer classifies them as “certain carcinogens for humans”. In Furthermore, a recent study confirms the link between exposure to artificial UV and the occurrence of melanoma, highlighting in tumors a particular signature of DNA mutations characteristic of exposure to artificial UV. Despite these proven risks, the use of tanning beds remains widespread: a significant proportion of the population uses them, sometimes repeatedly. In view of these elements, the National Academy of medicine calls for a re-examination of the provisions resulting from law no. 2016-41 of January 26, 2016 relating to the modernization of our health system and recommends considering the banning of these devices, while recommending a strengthening of public information and the establishment of updated epidemiological monitoring. Consequently, he asks her if she plans to review the current regulations relating to devices of tanning with a view to a gradual or total ban on their use, all the more so in a context where access to dermatologists, responsible for diagnosing melanomas, is increasingly difficult depending on the territory (up to 9 months sometimes). He would also like to know the measures it intends to take to strengthen prevention, particularly among young people, and to set up monitoring epidemiology of tanning bed users.

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