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[Melanoma: role of ultraviolet radiation: from physiology to pathology].
Presse medicale (Paris, France : 1983) - 24 Mar 2001
Aubin F, Humbey O, Humbert P, Laurent R, Mougin C
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EPIDEMIOLOGIC DATA: The frequency of malignant melanoma, by far the most fatal skin cancer, has increased by a factor of approximately 15 in the past 60 years. The factors underlying this rapid increase are incompletely understood, although ultraviolet radiations are likely strongly implicated. Epidemiologic studies demonstrate the role of altered patterns of sun exposure, and overexposition to UVA radiation, as...
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