Issue 3, 2017

Does sunlight protect us from cancer?

Abstract

The Ultraviolet (UV) radiation contained in sunlight is a powerful mutagen and immune suppressant which partly explains why exposure to solar UV is the biggest risk factor for the development of cutaneous tumours. Evidence is building that sunlight may be protective against some internal malignancies. Because patients with these tumours are often vitamin D deficient, this has led some to propose that vitamin D supplementation will be beneficial in the treatment of these cancers. However, the results from already completed trials have been disappointing which has given weight to the argument that there must be something else about sunlight that explains its cancer-protecting properties.

Graphical abstract: Does sunlight protect us from cancer?

Article information

Article type
Perspective
Submitted
08 செப்டம்பர் 2016
Accepted
15 நவம்பர் 2016
First published
17 நவம்பர் 2016

Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2017,16, 416-425

Does sunlight protect us from cancer?

J. E. Marshall and S. N. Byrne, Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2017, 16, 416 DOI: 10.1039/C6PP00332J

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