Dermatological Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom.
Curr Probl Dermatol. 2021;55:394-399. doi: 10.1159/000517647. Epub 2021 Oct 25.
The Precautionary Principle is a decision-making device designed to help us when we deal with uncertain risks. Despite a number of case-control and prospective studies over several years, there remains some uncertainty as to whether sunscreens are unequivocally effective in reducing the risk of skin cancer, and we examine how useful the principle is in deciding whether sunscreen should be included in the sun protection toolbox as a public health measure. We conclude that the Precautionary Principle can be a useful tool supporting public health recommendations to use sunscreen as a means of reducing the morbidity and mortality of skin cancer, but we show that it is not without its shortcomings.
预防原则是一种决策工具，旨在帮助我们应对不确定的风险。尽管多年来进行了多项病例对照和前瞻性研究，但防晒霜是否能明确降低皮肤癌风险仍存在一些不确定性，我们研究了预防原则在决定是否将防晒霜作为公共卫生措施纳入防晒工具箱时的有用性。我们的结论是，预防原则可以作为支持公共卫生建议的有用工具，建议使用防晒霜作为降低皮肤癌发病率和死亡率的手段，但我们也表明，它并非没有缺点。
