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07/01/13

Ultraviolet Nail Lamps - Cancer Risk?

Ultraviolet (UV) nail drying lamps used in nail salons do not appear to pose a significant risk of skin cancer. Researchers with Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston and Brown University in Providence determined that UV nail lamps primarily emit UVA with no detectable levels of UVB or UVC. For the two lamp devices tested, more than 13,000 sessions would be necessary to equal the dose received during one narrowband UVB course.

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