Malignant melanoma is an aggressive, therapy-resistant malignancy of melanocytes. The
incidence of melanoma has been steadily increasing worldwide, resulting in an increasing …

To assess the association between the incidence of cutaneous melanoma; intermittent,
occupational and total sun exposure; and history of sunburn at different ages, we conducted …

Background and Design: Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) of the skin is the most common
neoplasm in white populations, and solar radiation is generally accepted to be the dominant …

The role of sun exposure in development of basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas
among different populations from south Europe was investigated. Between 1989 and 1993 …

This article engages with problems that are usually opaque: What trajectories do scientific
debates assume, when does a scientific community consider a proposition to be a fact, and …

Background Melanoma risk is related to sun exposure; we have investigated risk variation
by tumour site and latitude. Methods We performed a pooled analysis of 15 case–control …

Acquired melanocytic nevi (MN) in Caucasian populations are important markers for the risk
of melanoma development. The total number of MN on the whole body is the most important …

Introduction and Design: Squamous cell carcinoma of the skin (SCC), a common cancer in
white populations, is related to sunshine exposure; however, relatively little information is …

Cutaneous melanoma is rapidly becoming a potentially curable cancer if it is detected and
properly treated in an early phase of development. Unlike other cancers, which are usually …

Epidemiologic evidence on the relation between sunlight and cancer is reviewed. Strong
evidence implicates sunlight as a cause of skin cancer, although, for melanoma and basal …