Sunscreen Use for Skin Cancer Prevention

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Title:	Sunscreen Use for Skin Cancer Prevention
Author:	Bouknight, Patricia; Bowling, Andrew; Kovach, Fran E.
Keywords:	sun protection factor (SPF) sun exposure
Date:	2010-10-15
Publisher:	Family Physicians Inquiries Network
Citation:	American Family Physician, 82(8) 2010: [989]-990.
Abstract:	Daily sunscreen use reduces the incidence of squamous cell carcinoma but not the incidence of basal cell carcinoma. (Strength of Recommendation [SOR]: B, based on a single randomized controlled trial with less than 13 years of follow-up). It is unclear whether there are longer-term effects. There is no consistent, conclusive evidence that sunscreen use prevents melanoma. (SOR: C, meta-analysis of case-control studies).
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/10355/11923