Article
A prospective study of incident squamous cell carcinoma of the skin in the nurses' health study.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute - 19 Jul 1995
Grodstein F, Speizer F E, Hunter D J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Few epidemiologic studies are available that quantify the magnitude of the risk of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the skin associated with sun exposure and related factors such as skin type. In addition, several studies have found an association between cigarette smoking and SCC. PU...
Topics
- Adult
- Age Distribution
- Aged
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Humans
- Incidence
- Life Style
- Middle Aged
- Multivariate Analysis
- Phenotype
- Proportional Hazards Models
- Prospective Studies
- Risk
- Risk Factors
- Skin Neoplasms
- Smoking