Sunscreen Use and Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma Risk: A Review of the Evidence

Authors

  • Simon Lergenmuller Department of Registration, Cancer Registry of Norway, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway; Oslo Centre for Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Department of Biostatistics, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo, Norway https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7976-3881
  • Corina S. Rueegg Oslo Centre for Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3720-4659
  • Reza Ghiasvand Oslo Centre for Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Department of Research, Cancer Registry of Norway, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway; Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5466-7308
  • Marit B. Veierød Oslo Centre for Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Department of Biostatistics, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo, Norway https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2083-2758

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2340/actadv.v105.42550

Keywords:

skin cancer, sunscreen, risk, squamous cell carcinoma, epidemiology

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Published

2025-01-10

How to Cite

Lergenmuller, S., Rueegg, C. S., Ghiasvand, R., & Veierød, M. B. (2025). Sunscreen Use and Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma Risk: A Review of the Evidence. Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 105, adv42550. https://doi.org/10.2340/actadv.v105.42550