The effect of solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR) on induction of skin cancers
Ultraviolet radiation is a physical mutagenic and cancerogenic factor. About 95% of ultraviolet A (UVA) (320–400 nm) and 5% of UVB (280–320 nm) reach the Earth’s surface. Melanin is a natural skin protective factor against UV radiation. Skin cancers associated with long-term exposure to UV radiation...
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Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine
2016-04-01
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| Online Access: | http://medpr.imp.lodz.pl/Wplyw-slonecznego-promieniowania-ultrafioletowego-UV-na-powstawanie-rakow-skory,60716,0,2.html |