• DOI:10.1067/MJD.2001.114594
Corpus ID: 7655216

Ultraviolet A and melanoma: a review.

@article{Wang2001UltravioletAA,
  title={Ultraviolet A and melanoma: a review.},
  author={S. Wang and R. Setlow and M. Berwick and D. Polsky and A. Marghoob and A. Kopf and R. Bart},
  journal={Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology},
  year={2001},
  volume={44 5},
  pages={
          837-46
        }
}

• S. Wang, R. Setlow, +4 authors R. Bart
• Published 2001
• Medicine
• Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

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… Expand

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