Ultraviolet Radiation and Basal Cell Carcinoma: An Environmental Perspective

• Main Authors: Yan Teng (Author), Yong Yu (Author), Sujing Li (Author), Youming Huang (Author), Danfeng Xu (Author), Xiaohua Tao (Author), Yibin Fan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Ultraviolet radiation (UVR) is a known carcinogen participated for the development of skin cancers. Solar UVR exposure, particularly ultraviolet B (UVB), is the mostly significant environmental risk factor for the occurrence and progress of basal cell carcinoma(BCC). Both cumulative and intermittent...