Article
Risk factors for childhood melanoma in Queensland, Australia.
International journal of cancer - 6 Jan 1997
Whiteman D C, Valery P, McWhirter W, Green A C
Abstract excerpt
The causes of cutaneous melanoma among children under 15 years are largely unknown. We report the findings of an epidemiological study of childhood melanoma in Queensland, Australia, which has the highest incidence rates in the world. All 61 cases of melanoma in children less than 15 years notifi...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Family
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Melanoma
- Multivariate Analysis
- Phenotype
- Queensland
- Risk Factors
- Skin Neoplasms
- Sunlight
- Sunscreening Agents