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Why the depletion of the ozone layer by pollutants has increased the risk of skin cancer.

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Ozone layer depletion increases the amount of UVB that reaches the Earth's surface. Laboratory and epidemiological studies demonstrate that UVB causes non-melanoma skin cancer and plays a major role in malignant melanoma development

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