Sunscreens in melanoma and skin cancer prevention

Sunscreens in melanoma and skin cancer prevention.

Sunscreens do protect against melanoma, says skin cancer specialist.

Sunscreen can help reduce the risk of malignant melanoma, contrary to the finding of a study that received considerable media attention last February, says a skin cancer specialist at Ohio State University’s Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Research Institute. "If you’ve heard or read comments to the effect that sunscreens do not protect against malignant melanoma, forget them," said Ronald ...

Botanicals as sunscreens: Their role in the prevention of photoaging and skin cancer

Botanicals are gaining importance in recent times as active ingredients for cosmetic formulations due to their dermal protective effect against the harmful substances from endogenous and exogenous sources. The probability of exposure of the skin to UV radiation and other environmental factors are more since it is present in the outer layer of body as the primary defense mechanism. The exposure ...

A review on sunscreens and their efficacy in the prevention of skin cancers and melasma: Part I

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National Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month--May 1997.

The American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) has designated May as National Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month. In 1996, an estimated 1 million cases of skin cancer will be diagnosed, of which approximately 95% will be squamous cell or basal cell carcinomas (1). Although the incidence of melanoma is lower than those of squamous cell and basal cell carcinomas, the case-fatality rat...