Journal article
Sun exposure and melanoma survival: A GEM study
M Berwick, AS Reiner, S Paine, BK Armstrong, A Kricker, C Goumas, AE Cust, NE Thomas, PA Groben, L From, K Busam, I Orlow, LD Marrett, RP Gallagher, SB Gruber, H Anton-Culver, S Rosso, R Zanetti, PA Kanetsky, T Dwyer Show all
Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention | AMER ASSOC CANCER RESEARCH | Published : 2014
Abstract
Background:Wepreviously reported a significant association between higherUVradiation exposure before diagnosis and greater survival with melanoma in a population-based study in Connecticut. We sought to evaluate the hypothesis that sun exposure before diagnosis was associated with greater survival in a larger, international population-based study with more detailed exposure information. Methods: We conducted a multicenter, international population-based study in four countries-Australia, Italy, Canada, and the United States-with 3,578 cases of melanoma with an average of 7.4 years of follow-up. Measures of sun exposure included sunburn, intermittent exposure, hours of holiday sun exposure, h..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This work was supported by the NIH (U01 CA 83101, R01 CA112524, R01 CA112524-05S2, and K05 CA13165, to M. Berwick; R01 CA112243, R01 CA112243-05S1, and P30 ES010126, to N.E. Thomas) and a Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Infrastructure Award (to R.P. Gallagher). The National Center for Atmospheric Research is sponsored by the National Science Foundation.