Sunlight, UV-Radiation, Vitamin D and Skin Cancer: How Much Sunlight Do We Need? -- Solar Ultraviolet Irradiance and Cancer Incidence and Mortality -- Vitamin D Status and Cancer Incidence and Mortality -- Sun Exposure and Cancer Survival in Norway: Changes in the Risk of Death with Season of Diagnosis and Latitude -- Optimal Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels for Multiple Health Outcomes -- Ultraviolet Exposure Scenarios: Risks of Erythema from Recommendations on Cutaneous Vitamin D Synthesis -- At What Time Should One Go Out in the Sun? -- Epidemiology of Melanoma and Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer—The Role of Sunlight -- Ultraviolet Radiation and Malignant Melanoma -- Solar UV Exposure and Mortality from Skin Tumors -- Health Initiatives for the Prevention of Skin Cancer -- Sunscreens -- UV Damage and DNA Repair in Malignant Melanoma and Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer -- Role of Viruses in the Development of Squamous Cell Cancer and Melanoma -- Melanoma and Nonmelanoma Skin Cancers and the Immune System -- Solar UV-Radiation, Vitamin D and Skin Cancer Surveillance in Organ Transplant Recipients (OTRs) -- Histology of Melanoma and Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer -- Cytogenetics of Melanoma and Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer -- Molecular Biology of Basal and Squamous Cell Carcinomas -- Molecular Biology of Malignant Melanoma -- p53 Protein and Pathogenesis of Melanoma and Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer -- Apoptosis and Pathogenesis of Melanoma and Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer -- Treatment of Melanoma and Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer.

The goal of this volume is to comprehensively cover a highly readable overview on our present knowledge of positive and negative effects of UV-exposure, with a focus on vitamin D and skin cancer. Topics that are discussed in-depth by leading researchers and clinicians range from the newest findings in endocrinology, epidemiology, histology, photobiology, immunology, cytogenetics and molecular pathology to new concepts for prophylaxis and treatment. Experts in the field as well as health care professionals not intimately involved in these specialized areas are provided with the most significant and timely information related to these topics. It is the aim of this book to summarize essential up-to-date information for every clinician or scientist interested in how to balance between positive and negative effects of UV-exposure to minimize the risks of developing vitamin D deficiency and skin cancer.