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Sunlight, Vitamin D and Skin Cancer

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Editors:
  1. Jörg Reichrath

    1. Clinic for Dermatology, Venerology and Allergology, The Saarland University Hospital, Homburg/Saar, Germany

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Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology (AEMB, volume 624)

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Table of contents (23 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
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  2. Sunlight, UV-Radiation, Vitamin D and Skin Cancer: How Much Sunlight Do We Need?

    • Michael F. Holick
    Pages 1-15

  3. Solar Ultraviolet Irradiance and Cancer Incidence and Mortality

    • William B. Grant
    Pages 16-30

  4. Vitamin D Status and Cancer Incidence and Mortality

    • Edward Giovannucci
    Pages 31-42

  5. Sun Exposure and Cancer Survival in Norway: Changes in the Risk of Death with Season of Diagnosis and Latitude

    • Alina Carmen Porojnicu, Arne Dahlback, Johan Moan
    Pages 43-54

  6. Optimal Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels for Multiple Health Outcomes

    • Heike A. Bischoff-Ferrari
    Pages 55-71

  7. Ultraviolet Exposure Scenarios: Risks of Erythema from Recommendations on Cutaneous Vitamin D Synthesis

    • Ann R. Webb, Ola Engelsen
    Pages 72-85

  8. At What Time Should One Go Out in the Sun?

    • Johan Moan, Arne Dahlback, Alina Carmen Porojnicu
    Pages 86-88

  9. Epidemiology of Melanoma and Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer—The Role of Sunlight

    • Ulrike Leiter, Claus Garbe
    Pages 89-103

  10. Ultraviolet Radiation and Malignant Melanoma

    • Johan Moan, Alina Carmen Porojnicu, Arne Dahlback
    Pages 104-116

  11. Solar UV Exposure and Mortality from Skin Tumors

    • Marianne Berwick, Anne Lachiewicz, Claire Pestak, Nancy Thomas
    Pages 117-124

  12. Health Initiatives for the Prevention of Skin Cancer

    • Rüdiger Greinert, Eckhard W. Breitbart, Peter Mohr, Beate Volkmer
    Pages 125-136

  13. Sunscreens

    • Guido Bens
    Pages 137-161

  14. UV Damage and DNA Repair in Malignant Melanoma and Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer

    • Knuth Rass, Jörg Reichrath
    Pages 162-178

  15. Role of Viruses in the Development of Squamous Cell Cancer and Melanoma

    • Ulrich R. Hengge
    Pages 179-186

  16. Melanoma and Nonmelanoma Skin Cancers and the Immune System

    • Diana Santo Domingo, Elma D. Baron
    Pages 187-202

  17. Solar UV-Radiation, Vitamin D and Skin Cancer Surveillance in Organ Transplant Recipients (OTRs)

    • Jörg Reichrath, Bernd Nürnberg
    Pages 203-214

  18. Histology of Melanoma and Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer

    • Cornelia S. L. Mueller, Jörg Reichrath
    Pages 215-226

  19. Cytogenetics of Melanoma and Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer

    • Melanie A. Carless, Lyn R. Griffiths
    Pages 227-240

  20. Molecular Biology of Basal and Squamous Cell Carcinomas

    • Jingwu Xie
    Pages 241-251
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About this book

UV exposuie represents the most important risk factor for the development of nonmelanoma skin cancer. Additionally, assessment of sun exposure parameters has consistently shown an association between the development of malignant melanoma and short term, intense UV exposure, particularly burning in childhood. As a consequence, protection of the skin from UV exposure is an integral part of skin cancer prevention programs. However, more chronic, less intense UV exposure has not been found to be a risk factor for melanoma and in fact has been found in some studies to be protective. Moreover, 90% of all requisite vitamin D is formed within the skin through the action of the sun—a serious problem—for a connection between vitamin D deficiency and various types of cancer (e. g. , colon, prostate and breast cancers) has been demonstrated in a large number of studies. Hence, the - sociation between vitamin D deficiency and various internal malignancies has now opened a debate among dermatologists and other clinicians how to balance between positive and negative effects of solar and artificial UV exposure. The goal of this volume is to provide a comprehensive, highly readable overview of our present knowledge of positive and negative effects of UV exposure, with a focus on vitamin D and skin cancer.

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"Small print, information dense and richly referenced volume … of the current knowledge on this controversial topic. The text covers history, epidemiology, biochemistry, histology, immunology, and molecular biology. … Lactation consultants depend on advice from public health officials to counsel their clients as well as to care for their own families. They can confidently use the content of this book to pressure officials to formulate recommendations that are more in line with the needs of the general population, including breastfeeding babies." (Nicole J Bernshaw, International Lactation Consultant Association Print and Multimedia Reviews, August, 2008)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Clinic for Dermatology, Venerology and Allergology, The Saarland University Hospital, Homburg/Saar, Germany

    Jörg Reichrath

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Sunlight, Vitamin D and Skin Cancer

  • Editors: Jörg Reichrath

  • Series Title: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-77574-6

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2008

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-77573-9Published: 01 February 2008

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-2657-9Published: 24 November 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-77574-6Published: 08 January 2009

  • Series ISSN: 0065-2598

  • Series E-ISSN: 2214-8019

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXI, 323

  • Number of Illustrations: 79 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Cancer Research

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