Chronic sun exposure increases the risk of an individual developing skin cancer, because UV light from the sun can cause genetic mutations that enable skin cells to grow in an uncontrolled manner. Hope for a new sunscreen that can prevent and treat UV light -- induced skin cancers has been provided by a new study that demonstrates that applying an agent known as CP-31398 to the skin of mice reduced a specific form of skin cancer.
Original post by ScienceDaily: Skin Care News