Sunlight, Vitamin D and Skin Cancer: 810 (Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology) - Hardcover

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ISBN 10: 1493904361 ISBN 13: 9781493904365

Verlag: Springer, 2014

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THE GOAL OF THIS VOLUME IS TO COMPREHENSIVELY COVER A HIGHLY READABLE, UPDATED AND EXTENDED, OVERVIEW ON OUR PRESENT KNOWLEDGE OF POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF UV-EXPOSURE, WITH A FOCUS ON VITAMIN D AND SKIN CANCER. TOPICS THAT ARE DISCUSSED IN-DEPTH BY LEADING RESEARCHERS AND CLINICIANS RANGE FROM THE NEWEST FINDINGS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY, EPIDEMIOLOGY, HISTOLOGY, PHOTOBIOLOGY, IMMUNOLOGY, CYTOGENETICS AND MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY TO NEW CONCEPTS FOR PROPHYLAXIS AND TREATMENT. EXPERTS IN THE FIELD AS WELL AS HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS NOT INTIMATELY INVOLVED IN THESE SPECIALIZED AREAS ARE PROVIDED WITH THE MOST SIGNIFICANT AND TIMELY INFORMATION RELATED TO THESE TOPICS. IT IS THE AIM OF THE SECOND EDITION OF THIS BOOK TO SUMMARIZE ESSENTIAL UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION FOR EVERY CLINICIAN OR SCIENTIST INTERESTED IN HOW TO BALANCE BETWEEN POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF UV-EXPOSURE TO MINIMIZE THE RISKS OF DEVELOPING VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY AND SKIN CANCER.

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Biografía del autor:

Jörg Reichrath is Professor for Dermatology and Deputy Director of the Clinic for Dermatology, Allergology and Venerology at the Saarland University Hospital in Homburg/Saar, Germany. Main research interests include photobiology, dermato-endocrinology and dermato-oncology. He is a member of numerous national and international scientific organizations, including the German Dermatological Society (DDG), the Deutsche Krebsgesellschaft (DKG), and the German Dermatologic Co-operative Oncology Group (DeCOG). He has been awarded numerous prizes including the Arnold Rikli-Prize 2006. Jörg Reichrath received his academic degrees (Dr. med., venia legendi) from the Saarland University, Germany.

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• Verlag: Springer
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1493904361
• ISBN 13: 9781493904365
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 539
• Herausgeber: Reichrath Jörg