Trends during a half century in relative squamous cell carcinoma distribution by body site in the Swedish population: Support for accumulated sun exposure as the main risk factor

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 55-62

  Dal, Henrik ^b   Boldemann, Cecilia ^b,c   Lindelöf, Bernt ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM COUNTY COUNCIL   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Body site; Incidence; Skin cancer trends; Sun exposure; Sweden

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; BODY DISTRIBUTION; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; EAR; EYELID; FEMALE; HEAD TUMOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SUN EXPOSURE; SWEDEN; TRUNK; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNLIGHT; SWEDEN;

EID: 38949110994     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2008.00416.x     Document Type: Article

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