Sunlight, Vitamin D and Skin Cancer

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Jörg Reichrath
Springer Nature, 2020 M09 11 - 428 páginas

The third edition is a comprehensive and updated overview of positive and negative effects of UV-exposure, with a focus on Vitamin D and skin cancer. Researchers, oncologists,and students will be provided with the most significant and timely information related to topics such as the epidemiology of skin cancer, the immune system and skin cancer, ultraviolet damage, DNA repair and Vitamin D in Nonmelanoma skin cancer and malignant melanoma. There have been a number of new, scientific findings in this fast moving field that necessitated a thoroughly updated and revised edition including new Vitamin D metabolites and skin cancer, new findings on the beneficial effects of UV and solar UV and skin cancer, adverse effects of sun protection and sunscreens, sun exposure and mortality, and more. The book will summarize essential, up-to-date information for every clinician or scientist interested in how to balance the positive and negative effects of UV‐exposure to minimize the risks of developing vitamin D deficiency and skin cancer.

 

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Introduction
5
UVInduced Cutaneous Synthesis of Vitamin D and the Physiologic Consequences I
19
Solar Radiation Vitamin D and Human Health
38
Epidemiology of Skin Cancer
140
Photocarcinogenesis of Skin Cancer
192
The Relevance of the Vitamin D Endocrine System for Skin Cancer
254
Prevention and Management of Skin Cancer
332
UVInduced Cutaneous Synthesis of Vitamin D and the Physiologic Consequences II Promise and Outlook
406
Index
421
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JÖRG REICHRATH is Professor for Dermatology and Deputy Director of the Clinic for Dermatology, Allergology and Venerology at the Saarland University Hospital in Homburg, Germany. Reichrath has received his academic degrees (Dr. med) from the Saarland University, Germany. His research interests include photobiology, dermato-endocrinology and dermato-oncology. He is a member of numerous national and international scientific organizations, including the German Dermatological Society (DDG), the Deutsche Krebsgesellschaft (DKG), the German Dermatologic Cooperative Oncology Group (DeCOG), and the European Society of Dermatological Research (ESDR). He has been awarded numerous prices including the Arnold-Rikli-price.

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