several groups of hairless mice were given uv radiation with and without pretreatment with 7,12-dimethylbenz ( a ) anthracene ( dmba ) , 5 % benzoyl peroxide in a gel ( panoxyl ) , and gel alone , in various combinations , with appropriate control groups included , in order to see whether benzoyl peroxide , which is known to enhance chemical skin carcinogenesis after a single , small dose of dmba , also enhances uv carcinogenesis .
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