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Carolyn Lang
Researcher at QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Publications - 2
Citations - 981
Carolyn Lang is an academic researcher from QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute. The author has contributed to research in topics: Skin cancer & Sunburn. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 2 publications receiving 940 citations.
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Daily sunscreen application and betacarotene supplementation in prevention of basal-cell and squamous-cell carcinomas of the skin: a randomised controlled trial.
Adèle C. Green,Adèle C. Green,Gail M. Williams,Rachel E. Neale,Veronica Hart,David Leslie,Peter G. Parsons,Geoffrey C. Marks,Philip Thomas Gaffney,Diana Battistutta,Christine Frost,Carolyn Lang,Anne Russell +12 more
TL;DR: Cutaneous squamous- cell carcinoma, but not basal-cell carcinoma seems to be amenable to prevention through the routine use of sunscreen by adults for 4.5 years, and there was no beneficial or harmful effect on the rates of either type of skin cancer, as a result of betacarotene supplementation.
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The nambour skin cancer and actinic eye disease prevention trial: Design and baseline characteristics of participants
Adèle C. Green,Diana Battistutta,Veronica Hart,David Leslie,Geoffrey C. Marks,Gail M. Williams,Philip Thomas Gaffney,Peter G. Parsons,Lawrence W. Hirst,Christine Frost,Elizabeth Orrell,Kathryn Durham,Carolyn Lang +12 more
TL;DR: Whether regular use of high-protection sunscreen and/or dietary supplementation with beta-carotene (30 mg daily) can alter the incidence rates of basal cell carcinomas and squamous cell carcinoma of the skin over a minimum follow-up time of 4.5 years is evaluated.