Finnegan, JohnDeAnn Lazovich2023-10-192023-10-192009-09-09https://hdl.handle.net/11299/257607Runtime 1:30 minutesThis resource is provided for informational purposes only and may not reflect current scientific knowledge or medical recommendations.Welcome to Public Health Moment from the University of Minnesota. For many Midwesterners, the tanning bed is a necessity of life. Now, it’s also officially a cancer-causing agent, according to the World Health Organization. In a recent report, the WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer states that there is a causal link between ultraviolet radiation produced by tanning beds and cancer. DeAnn Lazovich a University of Minnesota cancer epidemiologist, explains. <Clip: “Well the IARC report looked at the most recent evidence…being melanoma,specifically.”> Based on this report and her own research, Lazovich offers advice.<clip: “The IARC report certainly confirmed that…to reduce the risk of skin cancer.”> With another Public Health Moment, I’m John Finnegan.enAudio