2005Canadian Medical Association JournalOpen access

Sunscreens in melanoma and skin cancer prevention

R. P. Gallagher

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Skin cancers are the most common form of malignant disease in white populations worldwide. Although the incidence of cutaneous malignant melanoma is relatively low ([Box 1][1]), almost 15% of cases are fatal. Squamous cell carcinoma and basal cell carcinoma, the 2 most common forms of nonmelanoma

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Skin cancers are the most common form of malignant disease in white populations worldwide. Although the incidence of cutaneous malignant melanoma is relatively low ([Box 1][1]), almost 15% of cases are fatal. Squamous cell carcinoma and basal cell carcinoma, the 2 most common forms of nonmelanoma

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Skin cancers are the most common form of malignant disease in white populations worldwide. Although the incidence of cutaneous malignant melanoma is relatively low ([Box 1][1]), almost 15% of cases are fatal. Squamous cell carcinoma and basal cell carcinoma, the 2 most common forms of nonmelanoma

Key concepts: Skin cancer, Basal cell carcinoma, Melanoma, Dermatology, Basal cell, Medicine, Incidence (geometry), Pathology

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