title: The role of sunscreen preparations in preventing skin cancer.
abstract: Despite health campaigns and much publicity in the media on the dangers of overexposure to the sun, the incidence of skin cancer is rising. Community nurses have a vital role in educating patients about the need to use an appropriate sunscreen for their skin type and combining this with the use of protective clothing and taking measures to avoid overexposure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Salisbury District Hospital, Wiltshire.
authors.forename: Pauline
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Buchanan
mesh_terms: D006293:Health Promotion / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013473:Sunscreening Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D013473:Sunscreening Agents