Prospective study of ultraviolet radiation exposure and risk of cancer in the United States

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 131, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Lin, Shih Wen ^a   Wheeler, David C ^b   Park, Yikyung ^a   Cahoon, Elizabeth K ^a   Hollenbeck, Albert R ^c   Freedman, D Michal ^a   Abnet, Christian C ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AARP   (United States)

Author keywords

cancer; prospective; ultraviolet radiation; vitamin D

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER CANCER; CANCER RISK; CAUCASIAN; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLON CANCER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KIDNEY CANCER; LIFESTYLE; LUNG SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; PANCREAS CANCER; PLEURA CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTATE CANCER; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RISK FACTOR; THYROID CANCER; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; UNITED STATES;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84864133172     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: 10970215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.27619     Document Type: Article

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