Journal article
Occupational sun exposure and risk of melanoma according to anatomical site
K Vuong, K McGeechan, BK Armstrong, AE Cust, GJ Mann, JF Aitken, GG Giles, RF Kefford, JL Hopper, H Schmid, EA Holland, MA Jenkins, M Berwick, CB Begg, I Orlow, A Kricker, A Venn, T Dwyer, RP Gallagher, LD Marrett Show all
International Journal of Cancer | WILEY-BLACKWELL | Published : 2014
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.28603
Abstract
Although sunburn and intermittent sun exposures are associated with increased melanoma risk, most studies have found null or inverse associations between occupational (more continuous pattern) sun exposure and melanoma risk. The association of melanoma with occupational sun exposure may differ according to anatomical site, with some studies finding a positive association with melanoma on the head and neck. We examined the association between occupational sun exposure (self-reported weekday sun exposure) and melanoma risk according to anatomical site, using data from two multicentre population-based case-control studies: the Australian Melanoma Family Study (588 cases, 472 controls) and the G..
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Funding Acknowledgements
Grant sponsor: National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (NHMRC); Grant numbers: 566946, 107359, 211172, and 402761; Grant sponsor: Cancer Council New South Wales; Grant numbers: 77/00, 06/10; Grant sponsor: Cancer Council Victoria and the Cancer Council Queensland; Grant number: 371; Grant sponsor: US National Institutes of Health; Grant number: RO1 grant CA-83115-01A2 (to the international Melanoma Genetics Consortium - GenoMEL); Grant sponsor: NHMRC Public Health Postdoctoral Fellowship; Grant number: 520018; Grant sponsor: Cancer Institute NSW Early Career Development Fellowship; Grant number: 10/ECF/2-06; Grant sponsor: Cancer Institute NSW Fellowship (to AEC) and Sydney Catalyst Top-Up Research Scholar Award; Grant sponsor: National Cancer Institute; Grant numbers: CA83180, CA098438, CA46592, CA16086