Is There Truly No Benefit with Sunscreen Use and Basal Cell Carcinoma? A Critical Review of the Literature and the Application of New Sunscreen Labeling Rules to Real-World Sunscreen Practices

Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common human malignancy. Both epidemiological and direct evidence have established ultraviolet (UV) exposure from the sun as the most important risk factor for BCC development. There has only been one randomized and controlled study to examine sunscreen's...

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Main Authors: Cameron Chesnut, Jenny Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Skin Cancer
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/480985