The association of ultraviolet radiation-B (305 nm), season of diagnosis, and latitude on the survival outcome of prostate cancer in the high UV environment of Australia

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2005-2011

  Nair Shalliker, Visalini ^a,b   Smith, David P ^a   Egger, Sam ^a   Clements, Mark S ^c   Rahman, Md Bayzidur ^d   Armstrong, Bruce K ^b  

^a CANCER RESEARCH DIVISION   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ambient UV; Australia; Latitude; Prostate cancer; Relative excess risk of death; Season of diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PROGNOSIS; CANCER SURVIVAL; HUMAN; LATITUDE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEASON; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOLAR RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; QUEENSLAND; REGISTRIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TASMANIA; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; VICTORIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84886794503     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: 15737225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10552-013-0277-y     Document Type: Article

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