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Solar Radiation Induced Skin Cancer and DNA Photoproducts in Humans

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Abstract

Solar radiation is a ubiquitous environmental carcinogen and the major cause of skin cancer in caucasians (Scotto et al., 1981; Urbach, 1984). Experimental studies indicate that the ultraviolet-B (W-B, 290-320 nm) portion of the solar spectrum is primarily responsible for the carcinogenic properties of sunlight (Forbes et al., 1989). This waveband encompasses the short-wavelength end of the solar spectrum that reaches the earth’s surface.

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Strickland, P.T., Vitasa, B.C., Bruze, M., Emmett, E.A., West, S., Taylor, H.R. (1990). Solar Radiation Induced Skin Cancer and DNA Photoproducts in Humans. In: Sutherland, B.M., Woodhead, A.D. (eds) DNA Damage and Repair in Human Tissues. Basic Life Sciences, vol 53. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0637-5_6

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