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Article: Save your hide from UV damage. (Radiation).
- Article from:
- Environmental Health Perspectives
- Article date:
- July 1, 2002
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Despite the increasing number of sunscreen products on store shelves, the incidence of skin cancer continues to climb. The American Cancer Society says the rate of melanoma, the deadliest type of skin cancer, more than tripled in Caucasians between 1980 and 2002. However, two recent studies have found that properly treating clothing and adding stable antioxidants to sunscreen can reduce skin damage from ultraviolet (UV) exposure.
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