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  • Title: Safe tan. An oxymoron.
    Author: Bargoil SC, Erdman LK.
    Journal: Cancer Nurs; 1993 Apr; 16(2):139-44. PubMed ID: 8477402.
    Abstract:
    Skin cancer may be a very preventable malignancy, yet the incidence is increasing at an epidemic rate. Solar ultraviolet radiation is the major carcinogenic agent. The expression "a good healthy tan" is a contradiction; tanning is the biological process of the skin responding to injury. Regular use of a properly selected and applied sunscreen is one of the essential primary prevention strategies for reducing the incidence of skin cancer. Nurses can be instrumental in helping patients/clients understand the dangers of suntanning and the need for protection against solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR).
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