Journal article
Photoprotection in transplant recipients.
- Surber C Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Basel, Petersgraben 4, Basel, Switzerland. christian.surber@unibas.ch
- Pittelkow M
- Lautenschlager S
- 2012-03-02
Published in:
- Current problems in dermatology. - 2012
Environmental Exposure
Humans
Organ Transplantation
Patient Education as Topic
Protective Clothing
Risk Factors
Skin Neoplasms
Sunscreening Agents
Ultraviolet Rays
English
Skin cancers remain the most commonly diagnosed neoplasms among organ transplant recipients (OTRs), comprising nearly 40% of all posttransplant malignancies. The occurrence of skin tumors has a considerable impact on the quality of life and the overall survival of OTRs. Ultraviolet radiation (UVR) is the major environmental cause of nonmelanoma skin cancers, and it is therefore pivotal to protect the skin from UVR in order to prevent de novo and progression of preinvasive and invasive malignancies. The present chapter delivers background information on UVR, photoprotection and accompanying concerns regarding vitamin D, as well as educational and behavioral aspects of photoprotection in OTRs; some common misconceptions and mistakes regarding photoprotection are addressed as well.
- Language
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- English
- Open access status
- closed
- Identifiers
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- DOI 10.1159/000335799
- PMID 22377929
- Persistent URL
- https://sonar.ch/global/documents/5047
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