Totally absorbed

摘要

When the use of UV absorbers in everyday skin care products is taken into account, protection against solar radiation continues to be the most active area of cosmetic formulation. The American Cancer Society predicted that melanoma skin cancer would be diagnosed in about 70,230 persons in the US resulting in 8,790 deaths in 2011. However the death rate from melanoma has been decreasing by 3% per year in men younger than 50 and by 2.2% per year in women. This decrease may be attributed to a better understanding of the risks involved when exposed to the sun and the increased level of care taken by the general population, including the use of sunscreens. It is thought that the use of sun beds is responsible for the slower rate of decrease in young women.