Time trends in incidence of cutaneous melanoma by detailed anatomical location and patterns of ultraviolet radiation exposure: A retrospective population-based study

Melanoma Research

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 348-356

  Gordon, Daniela ^a   Gillgren, Peter ^b,f   Eloranta, Sandra ^c   Olsson, Henrik ^c   Gordon, Max ^e   Hansson, Johan ^d,g   Smedby, Karin E ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Departments of Clinical Science and Education   (Sweden)

^c Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics   (Sweden)

^d Departments of Oncology and Pathology   (Sweden)

^e DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^f STOCKHOLM SÖDER HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^g KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

body site; incidence; melanoma; time trends; ultraviolet radiation exposure habits

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUTANEOUS MELANOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; MELANOMA; MELANOMA IN SITU; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY INVASIVE MELANOMA; PRIMARY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEDEN; TREND STUDY; TRUNK; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH SURVEY; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNBATHING; SUNLIGHT;

ADULT; AGED; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNBATHING; SUNLIGHT; SWEDEN; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 84936933657     PISSN: 09608931     EISSN: 14735636     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CMR.0000000000000170     Document Type: Article

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