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Sunlight Exposure, Pigmentary Factors, and Risk of Nonmelanocytic Skin Cancer
Archives of Dermatology · 1995 · Vol. 131(2) · pp. 157–157
Richard P. Gallagher✉(BC Cancer Agency)
Abstract
The lack of association between cumulative sun exposure and BCC contradicts conventional wisdom about the cause of this tumor, and the increased risk with sun exposure at age 0 to 19 years suggests that childhood and adolescence may be critical periods for establishing adult risk for BCC.
Skin Protection and AgingNonmelanoma Skin Cancer StudiesCutaneous Melanoma Detection and ManagementMedicineSunlightSkin cancerDermatologySun exposureRisk factorCancerPathologyInternal medicineOptics
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AdultAgedCarcinoma, Basal CellBasal Cell CarcinomaEnvironmental ExposureHumansMaleMiddle AgedRisk FactorsSkin NeoplasmsSkin PigmentationSunlightOdds RatioCase-Control Studies
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