ArticleCancers2023
Possible Explanations for Rising Melanoma Rates Despite Increased Sunscreen Use over the Past Several Decades.
Article in Cancers, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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- Screening and novel diagnostic technologies for melanoma: an update.Melanoma management · 2025Review
- Targeting IL13Rα2 in melanoma with a bispecific T-cell engager: expression profiling and preclinical evaluation.Journal for immunotherapy of cancer · 2025Article
- Photocarcinogenesis of the skin: Current status and future trends.The Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences · 2025Review
- Acyl-CoA synthetase long-chain family member 4-A novel prognostic marker in cutaneous melanoma.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- The Potential of Nano-Formulated Natural Drugs in Melanoma Treatment: A Review of Pharmacological Efficacy and Mechanistic Insights.International journal of nanomedicine · 2025Review
- Current Insights into the Role of UV Radiation-Induced Oxidative Stress in Melanoma Pathogenesis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
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9 authors at 6 institutions in 4 countries.
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Abstract
The incidence of cutaneous melanoma continues to rise despite the increased use of sunscreens within the last several decades. Some research even suggests that the use of sunscreen is associated with increased rates of melanoma. Given the aggressive, and often deadly, nature of cutaneous melanoma, the aim of this communication is to better elucidate the relationship between sunscreen use and melanoma development and if there are other preventative measures to be aware of. A search was performed to identify the studies that have investigated melanoma development in individuals who used sunscreen and those who did not. Study limitations and possible confounding variables were identified, which guided a subsequent search to determine what data were available to support that these limitations and confounding variables may explain the perplexing association between sunscreen use and melanoma development. Five hypotheses were generated, which were related to increased awareness and reporting, the relationship between sunscreen use and the duration of sun exposure, the importance of broad-spectrum protection, and the effect of sunscreen on reactive oxygen species formation. The main conclusion is that more recent studies that control for confounding variables are required to determine the true effect of adequate broad-spectrum sunscreen use today on the development of melanoma.
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