Number of extra skin cancer cases related to UV radiation

The most widely recognized damage occurs to the skin. The direct effects are sun burn, chronic skin damage (photo-aging) and an increased risk of developing various types of skin cancer. Models predict that a 10% decrease in the ozone in the stratosphere could cause an additional 300,000 non-melanoma and 4,500 (more dangerous) melanoma skin cancers…

  • Produced by:
    Emmanuelle Bournay
  • Year:
    29/11/2007

Number of extra skin cancer cases related to UV radiation

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