Season of birth and other perinatal risk factors for melanoma.

Casey Crump, Kristina Sundquist, Weiva Sieh, Marilyn Winkleby, Jan Sundquist

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Abstract

Ultraviolet radiation (UVR) exposure is the main risk factor for cutaneous malignant melanoma (CMM), but its specific effect in infancy is unknown. We examined whether season of birth, a proxy for solar UVR exposure in the first few months of life, is associated with CMM in childhood through young adulthood.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)793-801
JournalInternational Journal of Epidemiology
Volume43
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014

Subject classification (UKÄ)

  • Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology

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