Want More Education?
Delve deeper into the science behind skin care with —Skin Inc. Video Education!
Most Popular in:
Physiology
Teens and Melanoma
By: Carl Thornfeldt, MD, FAAD
Posted: April 29, 2011, from the May 2011 issue of Skin Inc. magazine.
Figures
page 7 of 8
Lauryl, cancer-free for four years, has now learned to embrace her pale skin. Whether it’s sunny or stormy outside, she never leaves the house without wearing SPF 30 broad-spectrum sunscreen, takes a daily vitamin D supplement, wears Ultraviolet Protection Factor (UPF)-rated clothing and does her best to avoid overexposure to UV light.
.REFERENCES
1. A Whitworth, Legislators Combat Melanoma, Restrict Teen Tanning, J of the National Cancer Institute 98 22 (Nov 15, 2006)
2. C Thornfeldt and K Bourne, The New Ideal in Skin Health: Separating Fact from Fiction, Allured Books, Carol Stream, IL 153 (2010)
3. Physician’s Desk Reference, 60th Edition, Thompson PDR, Monvale, NJ 2384, 2138 (2006)
