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The molecular basis of nonmelanoma skin cancer: new understanding.
Archives of dermatology - 1 Oct 1997
Grossman D, Leffell D J
Abstract excerpt
Nonmelanoma skin cancers, including basal cell carcinomas and squamous cell carcinomas, represent the most common malignant neoplasms in humans. Although many environmental and genetic factors contribute to the development of skin cancers, the most important is chronic exposure to UV radiation in sunlight. We now appreciate that the role of UV in the development of nonmelanoma skin cancers is 2-fold. First, UV...
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