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A role for cyclooxygenase‐2 in ultraviolet light‐induced skin carcinogenesis
18 Apr 2007
Abstract excerpt
Nonmelanoma skin cancer is the most prevalent cancer in the United States and its incidence is on the rise. These cancers generally arise on sun-exposed areas of the body and the ultraviolet (UV) B spectrum of sunlight has been clearly identified as the major carcinogen responsible for skin cancer development. Besides inducing DNA damage directly, UV exposure of the skin induces the expression of the enzyme...
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