AAD counters Berwick analysis that skin cancer is likely regardless of sunscreen use.
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
AAD COUNTERS CLAIM THAT SKIN CANCER LIKELY REGARDLESS OF SUNSCREEN USE in a March 12 letter from former President Roger Ceilley, MD, to epidemiologist Marianne Berwick, PhD, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Ceilley's letter responds to a presentation given by Berwick at the American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting in which she claimed study data suggest some individuals are "likely to develop skin cancer regardless of the amount of sunlight exposure or protection from sunscreen." In Ceilley's letter, the American Academy of Dermatology maintains "there are no data to support that statement."
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