Ambient ultraviolet A, ultraviolet B, and risk of melanoma in a nationwide United States cohort, 1984-2014
Melanoma risk was elevated among participants living in locations with high annual childhood and lifetime UVA after controlling for UVB. With confirmation, these findings support increased protection from solar UVA for melanoma prevention.
Authors
- Soutrik Mandal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0625-8999)
- David C. Wheeler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8121-5182)
- Ruth M. Pfeiffer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7791-2698)
- Elizabeth K. Cahoon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8028-0588)
- Martha S. Linet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1687-5587)
- Michael R. Sargen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1039-2522)
- Bruce H. Alexander (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9523-1914)
- Zhi‐Ming Mai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9772-0669)
- Cari M Kitahara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1147-2575)
Institutions
- National Institutes of Health (US)
- University of Minnesota (US)
- Virginia Commonwealth University (US)
- National Cancer Institute (US)
- Department of Health and Human Services (US)
- New York University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute
- Published
- 2024-08-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jnci/djae186
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Skin Protection and Aging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.67
Funders
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- University of Minnesota
- National Institutes of Health
- National Cancer Institute
- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute