The nurse would recommend sunscreen to prevent which skin condition related to cancer treatments?

The nurse would recommend sunscreen to prevent which skin condition related to cancer treatments?

• A. Hyperpigmentation
• B. Photosensitivity
• C. Acneiform eruptions
• D. Telangiectasia

Answer: (B)

Photosensitivity is the skin reaction that cancer therapies can induce when UV light is involved. Some chemotherapies and targeted therapies make the skin more susceptible to sun exposure, causing exaggerated redness, swelling, and rashes on sunlit areas. Using sunscreen blocks UV rays and lowers this risk, which is why it’s recommended to prevent these light-sensitivity reactions. Hyperpigmentation can occur with treatment but is not primarily about UV-triggered sensitivity, acneiform eruptions are more about drug-related pustules, and telangiectasia are vascular changes not directly prevented by sunscreen.

Photosensitivity is the skin reaction that cancer therapies can induce when UV light is involved. Some chemotherapies and targeted therapies make the skin more susceptible to sun exposure, causing exaggerated redness, swelling, and rashes on sunlit areas. Using sunscreen blocks UV rays and lowers this risk, which is why it’s recommended to prevent these light-sensitivity reactions. Hyperpigmentation can occur with treatment but is not primarily about UV-triggered sensitivity, acneiform eruptions are more about drug-related pustules, and telangiectasia are vascular changes not directly prevented by sunscreen.