Solar Ultraviolet Radiation Measurements in One of the Most Populous Cities of the World: Aspects Related to Skin Cancer Cases and Vitamin D Availability

• Published in: Photochemistry and photobiology Vol. 86; no. 2; pp. 438 - 444
• Main Authors: De Paula Corrêa, Marcelo, Ceballos, Juan Carlos
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.03.2010
• Subjects: Brazil - epidemiology; Cities; Developing countries; Environmental Exposure - statistics & numerical data; Human exposure; Humans; LDCs; Radiation Dosage; Radiation measurement; Seasons; Skin cancer; Skin Neoplasms - epidemiology; Skin Neoplasms - etiology; Solar radiation; Sun; Sunlight; Ultraviolet radiation; Ultraviolet Rays; Urban areas; Vitamin D; Vitamin D - biosynthesis; Brazil; Sao Paulo Brazil
• ISSN: 0031-8655; 1751-1097; 1751-1097
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2009.00659.x

A number of studies published in the scientific literature have shown the relationship between sun exposure and nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) and vitamin D synthesis. However, the paucity of medical data, particularly in developing countries, hampers a global assessment of the impact of sun exposur...