Journal article
Sunscreen use and melanoma risk among young Australian adults
CG Watts, M Drummond, C Goumas, H Schmid, BK Armstrong, JF Aitken, MA Jenkins, GG Giles, JL Hopper, GJ Mann, AE Cust
JAMA Dermatology | AMER MEDICAL ASSOC | Published : 2018
Abstract
IMPORTANCE There are limited data among young adults on sunscreen use during childhood and adulthood and on the association of sunscreen use with melanoma risk. OBJECTIVE To assess correlates of early-life sunscreen use and the association between sunscreen use and risk of cutaneous melanoma before age 40 years. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS This population-based, case-control family study analyzed Australian Melanoma Family Study data for persons with questionnaire data on sunscreen use collected by interview from 2001 to 2005 across 3 states in Australia, representing two-thirds of the country's population. Case participants (aged 18-39 years) had confirmed first primary melanoma. Sibl..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This study was supported in part by the Australian Melanoma Family Study and received funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) of Australia (grants 566946, 107359, 211172, and 402761); the Cancer Council New South Wales (grants 77/00 and 06/10); the Cancer Council Victoria; the Cancer Council Queensland (grant 371); and R01 grant CA-83115-01A2 from the US National Institutes of Health to the Melanoma Genetics Consortium.