Abstract

The epidemiologic and molecular links between ultraviolet radiation (UVR) exposure and subsequent development of both melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancers have been well elucidated. This relationship is explained by the tendency of UVR to form DNA-damaging reactive oxygen species, increase production of local growth factors, and impair cutaneous immune function in the skin.

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