Objective To estimate the burden of melanoma resulting from sunbed use in western
Europe. Design Systematic review and meta-analysis. Data sources PubMed, ISI Web of …

Ultraviolet climatology is outlined including atmospheric ozone and factors affecting
terrestrial ultraviolet radiation. Solar dosimetry in photobiology and terrestrial UV monitoring …

PURPOSE: Sunburns are an important risk factor for melanoma and those occurring in
childhood are often cited as posing the greatest risk. We conducted a meta-analysis to …

Background: Indoor tanning has been only weakly associated with melanoma risk; most
reports were unable to adjust for sun exposure, confirm a dose-response, or examine …

Background Tanning beds are associated with increased risk of melanoma. Objective We
sought to update the evidence of the association of melanoma and indoor tanning focusing …

Background: As skin cancer education programmes directed to children and adolescents
continue to expand, an epidemiological basis for these programmes is necessary to target …

Objective To conduct a meta-analysis, using observational studies, to examine the
association between host susceptibility factors and uveal melanoma. Methods A review of …

Different pigmentary characteristics as well as different parameters of sun exposure have
previously been identified as risk factors for developing cutaneous melanoma. The aim of …

Exposure to solar ultraviolet (UV) radiation is a known cause of skin cancer. Sunbed use
represents an increasingly frequent source of artificial UV exposure in light‐skinned …

In 7 of 37 patients with cutaneous melanoma, mutations in the N-ras gene were found. The
primary tumors of these seven patients were exclusively localized on body sites …