Ultraviolet Light and Skin Cancer in Athletes

The incidence of melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancers is increasing worldwide. Ultraviolet light exposure is the most important risk factor for cutaneous melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancers. Nonmelanoma skin cancer includes basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma. Constitutive skin color...

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Autores principales: Harrison, Shannon C., Bergfeld, Wilma F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2009
Materias:
Primary Care
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3445124/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23015891
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1941738109338923
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description The incidence of melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancers is increasing worldwide. Ultraviolet light exposure is the most important risk factor for cutaneous melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancers. Nonmelanoma skin cancer includes basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma. Constitutive skin color and genetic factors, as well as immunological factors, play a role in the development of skin cancer. Ultraviolet light also causes sunburn and photoaging damage to the skin.
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spelling pubmed-34451242012-09-26 Ultraviolet Light and Skin Cancer in Athletes Harrison, Shannon C. Bergfeld, Wilma F. Sports Health Primary Care The incidence of melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancers is increasing worldwide. Ultraviolet light exposure is the most important risk factor for cutaneous melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancers. Nonmelanoma skin cancer includes basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma. Constitutive skin color and genetic factors, as well as immunological factors, play a role in the development of skin cancer. Ultraviolet light also causes sunburn and photoaging damage to the skin. SAGE Publications 2009-07 /pmc/articles/PMC3445124/ /pubmed/23015891 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1941738109338923 Text en © 2009 The Author(s)
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title_full Ultraviolet Light and Skin Cancer in Athletes
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title_short Ultraviolet Light and Skin Cancer in Athletes
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3445124/
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