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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
5
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1991-10-23
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pubmed:abstractText |
The authors examined the relation between sun exposure and melanoma risk and tested the previously published site-specific association of bikini use and melanoma of the trunk in a study of 130 cases incident between 1976 and 1984 and 300 controls nested within the Nurses' Health Study. A summary variable derived from four measures of sun sensitivity was more closely associated with melanoma than any component measure. There was no association of bikini use at ages 15-20 years with trunk melanoma risk (relative risk (RR) = 0.8, p = 0.7), and the 95% confidence interval (CI) (0.3-2.6) excludes the previously published estimate. High frequency of swimsuit use outdoors at ages 15-20 years was associated with increased melanoma risk among sun-sensitive women (RR = 6.4, 95% CI 1.7-23.8, p = 0.006), but appeared to be protective among sun-resistant women (RR = 0.3, 95% CI 0.1-1.0, p = 0.06). These findings suggest that the risk of trunk melanoma associated with bikini use is at most modest and that sun-sensitive women may increase their risk of melanoma with frequent sun exposures, but that sun-resistant women do not, presumably because they develop a photoprotective tan.
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pubmed:grant | |
pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Sep
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pubmed:issn |
0002-9262
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:day |
1
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pubmed:volume |
134
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
462-70
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2007-11-14
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:1897502-Adolescent,
pubmed-meshheading:1897502-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:1897502-Case-Control Studies,
pubmed-meshheading:1897502-Clothing,
pubmed-meshheading:1897502-Cohort Studies,
pubmed-meshheading:1897502-Confidence Intervals,
pubmed-meshheading:1897502-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:1897502-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:1897502-Logistic Models,
pubmed-meshheading:1897502-Melanoma,
pubmed-meshheading:1897502-Photosensitivity Disorders,
pubmed-meshheading:1897502-Risk,
pubmed-meshheading:1897502-Risk Factors,
pubmed-meshheading:1897502-Skin Neoplasms,
pubmed-meshheading:1897502-Skin Pigmentation,
pubmed-meshheading:1897502-Sunburn,
pubmed-meshheading:1897502-Sunlight
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pubmed:year |
1991
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Melanoma and the sun: the effect of swimsuits and a "healthy" tan on the risk of nonfamilial malignant melanoma in women.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Providence, RI 02908.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.,
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
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