Solar ultraviolet A radiation and nonmelanoma skin cancer in Arica, Chile

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作者
Rivas, Miguel [1 ]
Calaf, Gloria M. [2 ,3 ]
Laroze, David [2 ]
Rojas, Elisa [1 ]
Mendez, Joaquin [4 ]
Honeyman, Juan [5 ]
Araya, Maria C. [6 ]
机构
[1] Univ Tarapaca, Fac Ciencias, Dept Fis, Arica 1000000, Chile
[2] Univ Tarapaca, Inst Alta Invest, Arica 1000000, Chile
[3] Columbia Univ, Ctr Radiol Res, Med Ctr, New York, NY 10032 USA
[4] Univ Tarapaca, Dept Tecnol Med, Fac Ciencias Salud, Arica 1000000, Chile
[5] Univ Chile, Fac Med, Dept Dermatol, Santiago 8380000, Chile
[6] Serv Salud, Arica 1000000, Chile
关键词
Solar ultraviolet radiation A; Skin cancer; LIGHT EXPOSURE; ASSOCIATION; PREVENTION; DAMAGE;
D O I
10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2020.112047
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
In this work, we present the maximum daily values of solar ultraviolet A radiation (UV-A) as a function of time. The results indicated that such values reached a maximum of 93.9 W/m(2) in 2010 and a minimum of 16.5 W/m(2) in 2012. The annual averages of both UV-A and solar ultraviolet B radiation (UV-B) from 2007 to 2013 were recorded. UV-A was always higher than UV-B. However, UV-B is more energetic due to its intrinsic wavelength. The nonmelanoma skin cancer mortality incidences per 100,000 inhabitants in Arica and in Chile as a function of time between 2007 and 2013 indicated that these mortality rates varied from 3.12 (Arica) to 0.88 (Chile) in 2007 and 2.71 (Arica) to 0.88 (Chile) in 2013. The nonmelanoma skin cancer prevalence rates per 100,000 inhabitants in Arica were 22.2 in 2007 and 19.5 in 2013. The relationship between NMSC and exposure to UV-A is given. In Arica, we report high levels of UV-A and the highest NMSC rates compared with other regions in our country.
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