Where the sun does not shine: Is sunshine protective against melanoma of the vulva?

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 179-183

  Moan, Johan ^a,b   Porojnicu, Alina C ^a   Dahlback, Arne ^b   Grant, William B ^c   Juzeniene, Asta ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c Sunlight   (United States)

Author keywords

Cutaneous malignant melanoma; Latitude; Solar radiation; Time trends; Vitamin D; Vulvar melanoma

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANCER INCIDENCE; CAUCASIAN; FEMALE; GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC; HUMAN; LATITUDE; MELANOMA; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN EXPOSURE; SUNBURN; SWEDEN; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; UNITED STATES; VULVA CANCER; VULVA MELANOMA;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MELANOMA; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNLIGHT; VITAMIN D; VULVAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 77956552194     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2010.03.003     Document Type: Article

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