ArticleCancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology2021
Lifetime Ambient UV Radiation Exposure and Risk of Basal Cell Carcinoma by Anatomic Site in a Nationwide U.S. Cohort, 1983-2005.
Article in Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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- Solar ultraviolet radiation exposure, and incidence of childhood (0-19 years) malignant and non-malignant brain tumour in a US population-based dataset, 2000-2021.European journal of epidemiology · 2026Article
- Margin Status following Simple Excision of Head and Neck Basal Cell Carcinoma: A Population-Based, Cross-Sectional Study of 9,291 Excisions.Acta dermato-venereologica · 2025Article
- Residential ambient ultraviolet B and ultraviolet A and incidence of keratinocyte carcinoma in the nationwide US Radiologic Technologists cohort.The British journal of dermatology · 2025Article
- Ultraviolet (UV) radiation: a double-edged sword in cancer development and therapy.Molecular biomedicine · 2024Review
- Clinicopathologic comparison of basal cell carcinoma among a diverse patient population in Los Angeles County.Skin health and disease · 2024Article
- The Immune Response of Cutaneous Basosquamous- and Squamous-Cell Carcinoma Associated with Sun Exposure.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2024Observational
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Abstract
backgroundCutaneous basal cell carcinoma (BCC) has long been associated with UV radiation (UVR) exposure, but data are limited on risks by anatomic site.
methodsWe followed 63,912 cancer-free White U.S. radiologic technologists from cohort entry (1983-1989/1994-1998) to exit (date first BCC via 2003-2005 questionnaire). We estimated associations between cumulative ambient UVR and relative/absolute risks of self-reported BCC by anatomic location via Poisson models.
resultsFor incident first primary BCC in 2,124 subjects (mean follow-up, 16.9 years) log[excess relative risks] (ERR) of BCC per unit cumulative ambient UVR = 1.27/MJ cm
conclusionsBCC relative and absolute risk rose with increasing cumulative ambient UVR exposure, with absolute risk highest for the head/neck, to a lesser extent in the trunk. IMPACT: These associations should be evaluated in other White and other racial/ethnic populations along with assessment of possible modification by time outdoors, protective, and behavioral factors.
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