Association between ultraviolet radiation, skin sun sensitivity and risk of pancreatic cancer

Cancer Epidemiology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 886-892

  Tran, Bich ^a,b   Whiteman, David C ^a,b   Webb, Penelope M ^a   Fritschi, Lin ^c   Fawcett, Jonathan ^d   Risch, Harvey A ^e   Lucas, Robyn ^b,f   Pandeya, Nirmala ^d   Schulte, Annaka ^a   Neale, Rachel E ^a,b  

^a QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b Centre for Research Excellence in Sun and Health   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^e YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f The Australian National University   (Australia)

Author keywords

History of skin cancer; Pancreatic cancer; Skin colour; Skin type; Ultraviolet radiation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PANCREAS CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKIN CANCER; SKIN COLOR; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN SENSITIVITY; SUN EXPOSURE; SUNTAN; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

25(OH)D; 25-HYDROXYVITAMIN D; CI; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; HISTORY OF SKIN CANCER; ODDS RATIO; OR; PANCREATIC CANCER; SKIN COLOUR; SKIN TYPE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; UVR;

AGED; AUSTRALIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SKIN; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 84888294480     PISSN: 18777821     EISSN: 1877783X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2013.08.013     Document Type: Article

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