A new reference clinical atlas of facial signs dedicated to photoaging was applied to 301 Chinese women of various ages through standardized photographs. Such approach aimed at better describing the facial changes induced by both real/chronological age and sun exposure and their respective impact on two subcohorts of different behavior with regard to sun exposure. A total of 28 various facial s...

The accute effets of sun-bathing on the near-infrared absorption spectra of skin was studied by exposuring the shoulders of a male volunteer to bright Finnish midsummer midday sun and measuring the spectra before and after the exposure and on several days after the exposure. Several spectra processing and classification methods were applied on the data set to find the differences caused by the ...

The Second National Sun Survey (NSS2) was carried out in 2006 to estimate ultraviolet radiation (UVR) exposure, sun protection and related knowledge, attitudes and beliefs among Canadians. This paper provides a detailed overview of NSS2 methods and discusses the strengths and limitations of the survey. The NSS2 consists of two questionnaires administered to two samples of adults (age 16+ years)...

To assess the association between the incidence of cutaneous melanoma; intermittent, occupational and total sun exposure; and history of sunburn at different ages, we conducted a systematic review using results of all published case-control studies which have assessed incident melanoma, sun exposure and sunburn. Twenty-nine studies contributed data on sun exposure and 21 on sunburn. Overall, th...

Solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR) exposure is clearly associated with increased mortality from non-melanoma skin cancer – usually squamous cell carcinoma. However, the association with cutaneous melanoma is unclear from the evidence in ecologic studies, and the few analytic studies that have been published show that high levels of intermittent UV exposure prior to diagnosis are associated with ...

Cumulative exposure to ultraviolet radiation (UVR) increases the risk of developing skin cancer, particularly squamous cell carcinoma and basal cell carcinoma. Thus, the need for protection from the sun is widely advocated, but consumers generally associate such protection with the occasional extreme exposure and tend to ignore the risk of long-term exposure. In fact, a sun exposure model predi...

BACKGROUND/PURPOSE The advice that an adequate vitamin D status can be achieved by short, casual exposure to summer sunlight is ubiquitous. This review will examine the value of this advice. METHODS The results of experimental studies on changes in serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] concentrations following ultraviolet exposure are interpreted in the context of human exposure to sunlight. ...