UV light helps skin cancer cells thrive
First, a quick refresher on UV. UV is a form of light that’s more energetic than the visible light that we can see, and our main source of exposure is the sun. It’s the part of sunlight that causes skin cancer, sunburn, premature skin aging, and uneven pigment. When it comes to...
Role of UV light in photodamage, skin aging, and skin cancer. Am J Clin Dermatol 2009;(suppl 1):19-24.Evelyn R Gonzaga . (2009) Role of UV Light in Photodamage, Skin Aging, and Skin Cancer. American Journal of Clinical Dermatology 10 , 19-24 Online publication date: 1-Jan-2009. /...
"Unfortunately, conventional germicidal UV light is also a human health hazard and can lead to skin cancer and cataracts, which prevents its use in public spaces," said David J. Brenner, lead author and director of the Center for Radiological Research at Columbia University Irving Medical Center,...
Too much UV light can burn your skin in the short term and raise your risk for skin cancer in the long term. UV index is a color-coded scale that gives you an idea of your UV ray exposure. It works like this: Low exposure (green): 1-2 ...
[UV-irradiation-induced skin cancer as a new occupational disease]. The new occupational disease BK 5103 has the following wording: "Squamous cell carcinoma or multiple actinic keratosis of the skin caused by natural UV ... TL Diepgen,H Drexler,P Elsner,... - 《Hautarzt》 被引量: 2发表...
The relationship between the most fatal skin cancer, i.e. malignant melanoma and solar UV exposure is, however, still unclear and needs to be clarified to optimise preventive measures and minimise mortality from skin cancers. Introduction Sunlight carries the fundamental energy for life on earth by...
Azathioprine, UV light, and skin cancer in organ transplant patients--do we have an answer? The remarkable story of transplant medicine currently benefits more than 35 000 patients in the EU and US annually [1]. Patient and organ survival time ... C Ulrich,E Stockfleth - 《Nephrology ...
Rates of skin cancer have been going up. David Fisher wanted to know why. He is an oncologist- a doctor who treats people with cancer- at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. “We know UV light is dangerous,” Fisher says, but many people choose not to protect themselves. Fisher a...
While the mutagenic and carcinogenic properties of longwave UV light (UVA) are well established, mechanisms of UVA mutagenesis remain a matter of debate. To elucidate the mechanisms of mutation formation with UVA in human skin, we determined the spectra of UVA- and UVB-induced mutations in ...