Studies of occupational sun exposure had relative risks not greater than 2.0; recreational exposure has been little studied. Other measurements, less direct but potentially less prone to measurement error, are sunburn (not evidently associated with skin cancer risk) and indicators of benign cutaneous ...
Skin that burns, freckles or reddens easily, or becomes painful in the sun Blue, green or other light-colored eyes Blonde or red hair Many or certain types of moles A family or personal history of skin cancer Exposure to the sun through work and play A history of sunburns, especially du...
Melanomas are mostly related with genetics, while non-melanomas are mostly related to exposure to the sun and other irritants, including chemicals. Melanoma is oftentimes worse than other forms of skin cancer, as the associated mortality rate is much ...
Prevention of Skin Cancer. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers.Armstrong BK. How sun exposure causes skin cancer. In: Hill DJ, Elwood JM, English DR,Armstrong B: How sun exposure causes skin cancer: An epidemiologic perspective. Prevention of Skin Cancer. Edited by: Hill D, Elwood JM, ...
Basal cell carcinoma is the most common form of skin cancer caused by sun damage. BCC causes small bumps or open sores on the skin like this one. It is slow growing, and if not removed can spread into local underlying tissues. 20/22 ...
Caused by unrepaired DNA damage that triggers mutations, skin cancer is the ‘out-of-control growth of abnormal cells in the skin’s outermost layer’ (1), which multiply and form malignant tumors. The two main causes of skin cancer are the sun’s ultraviolet (UV rays) and the use of ...
Excessive exposure to the sun's ultraviolet (UV) rays is the main cause of skin cancer. Photo credit: iStock/Getty Images What Causes It? Skin cancer develops when one of the three types of cells that make up your skin reproduce abnormally. As they grow and divide without stopping, they...
The gene, when it operates normally, helps the body repair mutated cells to prevent, amongst other things, cancer from developing. However when p53 is altered it can’t operate its job properly and allow cancers to grow. Heavy UV light that damages your skin actually has a harmful effect ...
other evolving changes may signify a mole is a melanoma. Moles never become squamous cell carcinomas or basal cell carcinomas. What are the most common sites where skin cancer develops? Skin cancers typically arise in areas of the skin exposed to the sun repeatedly over many years such as on...
Skin cancer affects more Americans than any other type of cancer. Children are prime targets for prevention education, because sun overexposure... LJ Loescher,MK Buller,DB Buller,... - 《Cancer》 被引量: 66发表: 1995年 Crossing the quality chasm: lessons from health care quality improvement ...