Oghan F.Eskiizmir G.Unlu H.Cingi C.2024-07-222024-07-22201215581926http://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/17646The importance and effectiveness of prevention efforts and strategies for skin cancers are reviewed. Topical sunscreens and their proper use are presented. Topical and ingested forms of natural, synthetic, or biologic chemical agents that are potentially efficacious for chemoprevention are listtdldted and discussed. © 2012 Elsevier Inc.EnglishClimateEnvironmental ExposureHead and Neck NeoplasmsHealth BehaviorHumansPhysical ExaminationProtective ClothingSeasonsSkin NeoplasmsSunscreening AgentsUltraviolet Raysalpha tocopherolascorbic acidavobenzonecinnamic acidcurcumincyclooxygenase 2 inhibitordeoxyribodipyrimidine photolyasedeoxyribonuclease (pyrimidine dimer)ecamsuleeflornithineensulizoleisoflavoneisotretinoinlycopenemeradimateoctocryleneoxybenzonepolyphenolretinoidretinolsalicylic acidseleniumsilymarinsunscreentitanium dioxidevitamin Dzinc oxidealtitudecancer preventioncarcinogenesischemoprophylaxisdrug efficacyerythemahead and neck cancerhumanimmunosuppressive treatmentmeteorologynonmelanoma skin cancerprimary preventionprotective clothingradiation doseradiation protectionreviewseasonsecondary preventionskin cancersunburnultraviolet A radiationultraviolet B radiationxeroderma pigmentosumReview10.1016/j.fsc.2012.08.005