Doctors sometimes recommend ultraviolet (UV) light exposure for people suffering from complications of a bone marrow transplant from a donor. The radiation can ameliorate skin lesions, such as rashes and ulcers, that are a common side effect of the procedure. But UV radiation isn’t a standard treatment, in part because its mechanism of action is unknown and no large-scale study has established its effectiveness.
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