Compositions and methods for reducing the risk of sunlight and ultraviolet induced skin cancer

A composition according to claim 13 wherein said effective amount of at least one protease enzyme inhibiting agent includes at least one protease enzyme inhibiting agent which is selected from the group consisting of:

• protease enzyme inhibitors of the serine class of proteases;
• protease enzyme inhibitors of the cysteine class of proteases;
• protease enzyme inhibitors of the aspartyl class of proteases;
• protease enzyme inhibitors of the metallo class of proteases;
• protease enzyme inhibitors of the carboxy-peptidase class of proteases;
• protease enzyme inhibitors of the trypsin class of proteases;
• protease enzyme inhibitors of the chymotrypsin class of proteases;
• protease enzyme inhibitors of the pancreatic proteases;
• protease enzyme inhibitors of the elastase class of proteases;
• protease enzyme inhibitors of the Bowman Birk inhibitor family;
• protease enzyme inhibitors of the potato inhibitor 1 family.