Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin 1998;36:49-51; doi:10.1136/dtb.1998.36749
Copyright © 1998 by the BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.
Do sunscreens prevent skin cancer?
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In the UK, the incidence of newly diagnosed skin cancer appears to be doubling every 10 years; there were over 40,000 new cases last year.1 Here we discuss the place of sunscreens in the prevention of skin cancer.
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