Epidemiological evidence that UVA radiation is involved in the genesis of cutaneous melanoma

Current Opinion in Oncology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 189-196

  Autier, Philippe ^a   Doré, Jean François ^b   Eggermont, Alexander M M ^c   Coebergh, Jan W ^d,e  

^a INTERNATIONAL PREVENTION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c INSTITUT GUSTAVE ROUSSY   (France)

^d ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e The Netherlands   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

indoor tanning; melanoma; sunscreens; ultraviolet radiation

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENESIS; HUMAN; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SUN EXPOSURE; SUNBURN; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION;

HUMANS; MELANOMA; RADIATION INJURIES; SKIN NEOPLASMS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 79952002786     PISSN: 10408746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCO.0b013e3283436e5d     Document Type: Article

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