loading...| Preferred Name | sunscreen | |
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| Definitions |
A substance that helps protect the skin from the sun's harmful rays. Sunscreens reflect, absorb, and scatter both ultraviolet A and B radiation to provide protection against both types of radiation. Using lotions, creams, or gels that contain sunscreens can help protect the skin from premature aging and damage that may lead to skin cancer. Check for "https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/clinical-trials/intervention/C851" active clinical trials using this agent. ("http://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ConceptReport.jsp?dictionary=NCI%20Thesaurus&code=C851" NCI Thesaurus) |
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| ID |
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/PDQ/CDR0000510282 |
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| cui |
C0038818 |
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| DATE FIRST PUBLISHED |
2006-09-23 |
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| Date last modified |
2012-10-25 |
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| definition |
A substance that helps protect the skin from the sun's harmful rays. Sunscreens reflect, absorb, and scatter both ultraviolet A and B radiation to provide protection against both types of radiation. Using lotions, creams, or gels that contain sunscreens can help protect the skin from premature aging and damage that may lead to skin cancer. Check for "https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/clinical-trials/intervention/C851" active clinical trials using this agent. ("http://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ConceptReport.jsp?dictionary=NCI%20Thesaurus&code=C851" NCI Thesaurus) |
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| NCI ID |
C851 |
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| notation |
CDR0000510282 |
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| ORIG STY |
Drug/agent |
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| prefLabel |
sunscreen |
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| tui |
T167 |