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Arch Dermatol. 2000;136:1549-1550.

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Broad-spectrum sunscreen use and the development of new nevi in white children: a randomized controlled trial.
Richard P. Gallagher; Jason K. Rivers; Tim K. Lee; Chris D. Bajdik; David I. McLean; Andrew J. Coldman
JAMA. 2000;283:2955-2960

The relationship between sunscreen use and the risk of melanoma is controversial. Previous case-control studies have shown rates of sunscreen use in patients with melanoma that were higher than, the same as, or lower than in those in controls.¹ Because high nevi counts are a predictor of melanoma, the objective of this prospective, randomized controlled study was to determine whether the use of a "broad-spectrum" sunscreen with a sun protection factor of 30 attenuates the development of melanocytic nevi in white Canadian children.

A total of 458 schoolchildren in British Columbia in grades 1 and 4 were randomized in 1993. Parents of the 222 children assigned to the treatment group received a supply . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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