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标题：UV Radiation: What We Know and Do We Protect Ourselves Adequately?
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作者：Sjerobabski Masnec, Ines ; Voda, Karmen ; Šitum, Mirna 等
期刊名称：Collegium Antropologicum
印刷版ISSN：0350-6134
出版年度：2007
卷号：31 - Supplement 1
期号：1
页码：97-100
出版社：Hrvatsko antropološko društvo
摘要：Chronic sun exposure causes degenerative changes in the skin that are recognized as photoaging, immunosuppression and photocarcinogenesis. Sun is necessary for life, so total sun avoidance is impossible. Sun exposure during the first 15 years of life and blistering sunburns before age 20 have been linked to an increased risk of melanoma. Individuals who have outdoor lifestyles, live in sunny climates, and are lightly pigmented will experience the greatest degree of photoaging. In our study, performed four years ago, we have shown the knowledge of more than 4000 people about the effects of UV rays on the skin. The results show us that sun exposure is still exaggerated and uncontrolled due to the lack of knowledge about this topic. Encouraging photoprotection and improving the awareness of the general public about the harmful effects of too much sun exposure must be the leading preventative health strategy.
关键词：photoprotection; photoaging; sunscreens; preventive health strategy