Claus Garbe, Ana-Maria Forsea, Teresa Amaral, Petr Arenberger, Philippe Autier, Marianne Berwick, Brigitta Boonen, Matilda Bylaite, Veronique Del Marmol, Brigitte Dreno, Maria Concetta Fargnoli, Alan C Geller, Adele C Green, Rüdiger Greinert, Axel Hauschild, Catherine A Harwood, Isabelle Hoorens, Lidija Kandolf, Roland Kaufmann, Nicole Kelleners-Smeets, Aimilios Lallas, Celeste Lebbé, Ulrike Leiter, Henry W Lim, Caterina Longo, Joseph Malvehy, David Moreno, Giovanni Pellacani, Ketty Peris, Caroline Robert, Philippe Saiag, Dirk Schadendorf, H Peter Soyer, Eggert Stockfleth, Alex Stratigos, Hisashi Uhara, Ricardo Vieira, Beate Volkmer, Martin A Weinstock, Dagmar Whitaker, Iris Zalaudek, David C Whiteman, Lieve Brochez
Cancers of the skin are the most commonly occurring cancers in humans. In fair-skinned populations, up to 95% of keratinocyte skin cancers and 70-95% of cutaneous melanomas are caused by ultraviolet radiation and are thus theoretically preventable. Currently, however, there is no comprehensive global advice on practical steps to be taken to reduce the toll of skin cancer. To address this gap, an expert working group comprising clinicians and researchers from Africa, America, Asia, Australia, and Europe, together with learned societies (European Association of Dermato-Oncology, Euromelanoma, Euroskin, European Union of Medical Specialists, and the Melanoma World Society) reviewed the extant evidence and issued the following evidence-based recommendations for photoprotection as a strategy to prevent skin cancer...
April 24, 2024: European Journal of Cancer