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More skin, more sun, more tan, more melanoma

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  • Chang, C.
  • Murzaku, E.C.
  • Penn, L.
  • Abbasi, N.R.
  • Davis, P.D.
  • Berwick, M.
  • Polsky, D.

Abstract

Although personal melanoma risk factors are well established, the contribution of socioeconomic factors, including clothing styles, social norms, medical paradigms, perceptions of tanned skin, economic trends, and travel patterns, to melanoma incidence has not been fully explored. We analyzed artwork, advertisements, fashion trends, and data regarding leisure-time activities to estimate historical changes in UV skin exposure. We used data from national cancer registries to compare melanoma incidence rates with estimated skin exposure and found that they rose in parallel. Although firm conclusions about melanoma causation cannot be made in an analysis such as this, we provide a cross-disciplinary, historical framework in which to consider public health and educational measures that may ultimately help reverse melanoma incidence trends. © 2014, American Public Health Association Inc. All rights reserved.

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  • Chang, C. & Murzaku, E.C. & Penn, L. & Abbasi, N.R. & Davis, P.D. & Berwick, M. & Polsky, D., 2014. "More skin, more sun, more tan, more melanoma," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 104(11), pages 92-99.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2014.302185_9
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302185
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    1. Alan E. Stewart & Michael G. Kimlin, 2018. "The Dislike of Hot Thermal Conditions and Its Relationship with Sun (Ultraviolet Radiation) Exposure in the Southeastern United States," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(10), pages 1-15, October.

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