Improving Sun Protection for Children and Adolescents - Medscape

Because much of a person's lifetime UV exposure occurs before age 21 years, encouraging appropriate sun protection among children and adolescents is an important way to prevent skin cancer.

Minimizing ultraviolet radiation (UVR) exposure during childhood and adolescence may be the most important factor in preventing skin cancer. The risk for this cancer is particularly strongly associat… [+5383 chars]

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