• Significantly fewer actinic keratoses among subjects randomly assigned to daily
application of high-SPF sunscreens over a 1-year period (rate ratio 0.62, 95% confidence …

The incidence of major types of skin cancer, particularly of CMM, has increased in most
white populations up to the late 1980s, in parallel with increased UV exposure (Franceschi …

Sun protection factor (SPF) is a good indicator of the ability of a sunscreen to protect against
sunburn from a single exposure to solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR). However, in practice the …

Background and Design: A controlled trial was undertaken from December 1987 to
December 1990 to test the hypothesis that a strong sunscreen can reduce the number of …

The awareness of the hazards of sun exposure is be-coming more widespread in countries
with large light-skinned populations. In 1992 the International Agency for Research on …

Background Meta‐analyses of observational case–control studies have demonstrated no
association between sunscreen use and the development of malignant melanoma …

The IARC convened a working group of experts in Lyon, France, on 10–18 April, 2000, to
evaluate the cancer‐preventive activity of sunscreens and to compile the fifth volume of the …

Main Outcome Measures: Participants were followed up until December 31, 2006, using
questionnaires, pathology laboratory reports, and the Queensland Cancer Registry to …

Dear Sir, Cutaneous malignant melanoma incidence has more than doubled over the past
25 yrs, and this trend continues across all age groups at a rate of over 3% per yr (Linos et al …

Background Meta‐analyses of observational case‐control studies have demonstrated no
association between sunscreen use and the development of malignant melanoma …