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Skin cancer incidence is rising in the Western world. Ultraviolet (UV) radiation is a known carcinogen and sun-protection strategies, including sunscreen use, have long been advocated. However, many individuals fail to use sunscreen adequately. Sunscreen cost may contribute to poor compliance.
Investigators performed a cost analysis study of sunscreen needs in two scenarios: a family of four on a 1-week beach vacation (4 hours/day in the sun, females in bikinis, males in swim trunks, reapplying sunscreen twice for adults and 3 times for children, no other sun-protective measures taken), and a transplant patient using sunscreen year round.
The researchers evaluated costs of 607 sunscreens from 17 Internet drugstores in seven countries (Europe …