Sun exposure and interaction with family history in risk of melanoma, Queensland, Australia.

Abstract excerpt

Sun exposure is the main environmental risk factor for melanoma, but the timing of exposure during life that confers increased risk is controversial. Here we provide the first report of the association between lifetime and age-specific cumulative ultraviolet exposure and cutaneous melanoma in Queensland, Australia, an area of high solar radiation, and examine the association separately for families at high,...

Topics

Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.

• Share to Sunlight
• Share to Age Factors
• Share to Family Health