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Solar ultraviolet-B exposure and cancer incidence and mortality in the United States, 1993–2002

BACKGROUND: An inverse relationship between solar ultraviolet-B (UV-B) exposure and non-skin cancer mortality has long been reported. Vitamin D, acquired primarily through exposure to the sun via the skin, is believed to inhibit tumor development and growth and reduce mortality for certain cancers....

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Autores principales: Boscoe, Francis P, Schymura, Maria J
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2006
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1665523/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17096841
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2407-6-264