Chemical Carcinogenesis in Skin Cancers
A special issue of Cancers (ISSN 2072-6694). This special issue belongs to the section "Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2024 | Viewed by 57
Special Issue Editors
Interests: melanoma; melanin biochemistry; skin pigmentation; melanin chemiexcitation; human genetics; and environmental carcinogenicity
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Interests: tumor biology; melanoma; skin cancers; photobiology; photochemistry
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The skin is the largest human organ which is directly exposed to the environment and chemical carcinogens. These include natural products, skin care products and environmental pollutants. While sunlight is not a chemical carcinogen in itself, it can induce the generation and formation of several carcinogenic chemical intermediates through photosensitization. Such intermediates include melanin metabolites and metabolic intermediates of sunscreens or skin care products. Chemical carcinogens often induce skin inflammation, leading to immunomodulation, mutations and skin cancer initiation. This Special Issue will focus on such unexplored carcinogens and their mode of actions in inducing skin cancer initiation.
Dr. Sanjay Premi
Dr. Jyoti Srivastava
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- ultraviolet (UV) radiation
- DNA damage
- UV signature mutations
- skin pigmentation
- melanin biochemistry
- skin cancer
- melanoma
