Indoor tanning in businesses and homes and risk of melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancer in 2 US case-control studies

Background Indoor tanning increases skin cancer risk. Beyond early research describing melanoma and sun lamps, few recent reports describe where individuals indoor tan and whether skin cancer risk varies by location (business, home-based). Objective We sought to assess where individuals tanned indoo...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2014-11, Vol.71 (5), p.882-887
Hauptverfasser: Ferrucci, Leah M., PhD, MPH, Vogel, Rachel Isaksson, MS, Cartmel, Brenda, PhD, Lazovich, DeAnn, PhD, Mayne, Susan T., PhD
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Zusammenfassung:Background Indoor tanning increases skin cancer risk. Beyond early research describing melanoma and sun lamps, few recent reports describe where individuals indoor tan and whether skin cancer risk varies by location (business, home-based). Objective We sought to assess where individuals tanned indoors and skin cancer risk by tanning device location. Methods Multivariate logistic regression was conducted in 2 US case-control studies of melanoma (1161 cases, 1083 controls, ages 25-59 years) and early-onset basal cell carcinoma (375 cases, 382 controls, age
ISSN:0190-9622
1097-6787
DOI:10.1016/j.jaad.2014.06.046