The Effect of Sunscreen on Melanoma Risk

Dermatologic Clinics

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 369-376

  Mulliken, Jennifer S ^a   Russak, Julie E ^b   Rigel, Darrell S ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cutaneous melanoma; Melanoma risk reduction; SPF; Sunscreen; UV protection

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBENZOIC ACID; 4 METHOXYCINNAMIC ACID 2 ETHYLHEXYL ESTER; AVOBENZONE; BENZOPHENONE DERIVATIVE; CINNAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CINOXATE; DIOXYBENZONE; ECAMSULE; ENSULIZOLE; HOMOSALATE; MERADIMATE; OCTISALATE; OCTOCRYLENE; OXYBENZONE; SALICYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SULISOBENZONE; SUNSCREEN; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRIETHANOLAMINE SALICYLATE; ZINC OXIDE;

ACNE; ACTINIC KERATOSIS; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CANCER RISK; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DEPIGMENTATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; FAMILY HISTORY; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; IRRITANT DERMATITIS; MELANOMA SKIN CANCER; PHOTOALLERGY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION CARCINOGENESIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN CARCINOGENESIS; SKIN PROTECTION; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SUN EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

HUMANS; MELANOMA; RISK; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNBURN; SUNLIGHT; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 84863864458     PISSN: 07338635     EISSN: 15580520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.det.2012.04.002     Document Type: Review

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