## Abstract Ultraviolet radiation is the major cause of skin cancer, but promotes vitamin D synthesis, and vitamin D has been inversely related to the risk of several common cancers including prostate, breast and colorectum. We therefore computed the incidence of prostate, breast and colorectal can
Risk of internal cancer after diagnosis of skin cancer depends on latitude, smoking status and type of skin cancer
β Scribed by William B. Grant
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- French
- Weight
- 49 KB
- Volume
- 124
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0020-7136
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