Ultraviolet A and melanoma: a review.

@article{Wang2001UltravioletAA,
  title={Ultraviolet A and melanoma: a review.},
  author={Suowen Wang and Richard B. Setlow and Marianne Berwick and David Polsky and Ashfaq A. Marghoob and Alfred W. Kopf and Robert Bart},
  journal={Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology},
  year={2001},
  volume={44 5},
  pages={
          837-46
        }
}

• Suowen Wang, Richard B. Setlow, +4 authors Robert Bart
• Published in Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2001
• DOI:10.1067/mjd.2001.114594

The incidence and mortality rates of melanoma have risen for many decades in the United States. Increased exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation is generally considered to be responsible. Sunburns, a measure of excess sun exposure, have been identified as a risk factor for the development of melanoma. Because sunburns are primarily due to UVB (280-320 nm) radiation, UVB has been implicated as a potential contributing factor to the pathogenesis of melanoma. The adverse role of UVA (320-400 nm… CONTINUE READING

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