Article
Circadian effects on UV-induced damage and mutations.
Mutation research. Reviews in mutation research - 1 Jan 2000
Goodenow Donna, Greer Adam J, Cone Sean J, Gaddameedhi Shobhan
Abstract excerpt
Skin cancer is the most diagnosed type of cancer in the United States, and while most of these malignancies are highly treatable, treatment costs still exceed $8 billion annually. Over the last 50 years, the annual incidence of skin cancer has steadily grown; therefore, understanding the environmental factors driving these types of cancer is a prominent research-focus. A causality between ultraviolet radiation...
Topics
- Animals
- Circadian Clocks
- DNA Repair
- Humans
- Mammals
- Mutation
- Skin Neoplasms
- Ultraviolet Rays