RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Do sunscreens prevent skin cancer?
JF Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin
JO Drug Ther Bull
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP 49
OP 51
DO 10.1136/dtb.1998.36749
VO 36
IS 7
YR 1998
UL http://dtb.bmj.com/content/36/7/49.abstract
AB Relevant BNF section: 13.8.1In 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.