Original Contribution A Melanoma Epidemic in Iceland: Possible Influence of Sunbed Use
Since 1980, sunbed use and travel abroad have dramatically increased in Iceland (64–66N). The authors assessed temporal trends in melanoma incidence by body site in Iceland in relation to sunbed use and travel abroad. Using joinpoint analysis, they calculated estimated annual percent changes (EAPCs)...
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ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.600.1117 2023-05-15T16:43:57+02:00 Original Contribution A Melanoma Epidemic in Iceland: Possible Influence of Sunbed Use Thorgeir Sigurdsson The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives 2009 application/pdf http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.600.1117 http://www.mbl.is/media/81/2281.pdf en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.600.1117 http://www.mbl.is/media/81/2281.pdf Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. http://www.mbl.is/media/81/2281.pdf text 2009 ftciteseerx 2016-01-08T13:59:56Z Since 1980, sunbed use and travel abroad have dramatically increased in Iceland (64–66N). The authors assessed temporal trends in melanoma incidence by body site in Iceland in relation to sunbed use and travel abroad. Using joinpoint analysis, they calculated estimated annual percent changes (EAPCs) and identified the years during which statistically significant changes in EAPC occurred. Between 1954 and 2006, the largest in-crease in incidence in men was observed on the trunk (EAPC 4.6%, 95 % confidence interval: 3.2, 6.0). In women, the slow increase in trunk melanoma incidence before 1995 was followed by a significantly sharper increase in incidence, mainly among women aged less than 50 years, resembling an epidemic incidence curve (1995–2002: EAPC 20.4%, 95 % confidence interval: 9.3, 32.8). In 2002, the melanoma incidence on the trunk was higher than the incidence on the lower limbs for women. Sunbed use in Iceland expanded rapidly after 1985, mainly among young women, and in 2000, it was approximately 2 and 3 times the levels recorded in Sweden and in the United Kingdom, respectively. Travels abroad were more prevalent among older Icelanders. The high preva-lence of sunbed use probably contributed to the sharp increase in the incidence of melanoma in Iceland. Iceland; melanoma; ultraviolet rays Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; EAPC, estimated annual percent change; UV, ultraviolet; UV-A, ultraviolet A; UV-B, ultraviolet B; UV-C, ultraviolet C. Text Iceland Unknown |
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Since 1980, sunbed use and travel abroad have dramatically increased in Iceland (64–66N). The authors assessed temporal trends in melanoma incidence by body site in Iceland in relation to sunbed use and travel abroad. Using joinpoint analysis, they calculated estimated annual percent changes (EAPCs) and identified the years during which statistically significant changes in EAPC occurred. Between 1954 and 2006, the largest in-crease in incidence in men was observed on the trunk (EAPC 4.6%, 95 % confidence interval: 3.2, 6.0). In women, the slow increase in trunk melanoma incidence before 1995 was followed by a significantly sharper increase in incidence, mainly among women aged less than 50 years, resembling an epidemic incidence curve (1995–2002: EAPC 20.4%, 95 % confidence interval: 9.3, 32.8). In 2002, the melanoma incidence on the trunk was higher than the incidence on the lower limbs for women. Sunbed use in Iceland expanded rapidly after 1985, mainly among young women, and in 2000, it was approximately 2 and 3 times the levels recorded in Sweden and in the United Kingdom, respectively. Travels abroad were more prevalent among older Icelanders. The high preva-lence of sunbed use probably contributed to the sharp increase in the incidence of melanoma in Iceland. Iceland; melanoma; ultraviolet rays Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; EAPC, estimated annual percent change; UV, ultraviolet; UV-A, ultraviolet A; UV-B, ultraviolet B; UV-C, ultraviolet C. |
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