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- Title
Ultraviolet light and skin cancer in athletes.
- Authors
Harrison, Shannon C.; Bergfeld, Wilma F.
- Abstract
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.
- Publication
Sports Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach, 2009, Vol 1, Issue 4, p335
- ISSN
1941-7381
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1177/1941738109338923