Eight out of 10 sunbed users have increased their risk of a life-threatening form of skin cancer by around 75 per cent, according to Cancer Research UK.
A survey commissioned by the charity found that 82 per cent of sunbed users started using them before the age of 35, significantly increasing the risk of malignant melanoma.
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NHS England has seen off a legal challenge to its largest ever medicines procurement, which is aimed at acquiring drugs to help eliminate hepatitis C in the country by 2025.
NHS England has been accused of a “crude” attempt to engineer a “land grab” after its NHS long-term plan suggested a diminished role for local government in public health.
The third largest London borough will discontinue its NHS-provided stop smoking service to save money.
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