Risk factors for malignant melanoma in an Icelandic population sample.
To access publisher full text version of this article. Please click on the hyperlink in Additional Links field OBJECTIVES: To describe the constitutional risk factors for malignant melanoma and exposure to sunlight in a population sample in Iceland. METHODS: Information on various risk factors for m...
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ftlandspitaliuni:oai:www.hirsla.lsh.is:2336/15808 2023-05-15T16:48:21+02:00 Risk factors for malignant melanoma in an Icelandic population sample. Rafnsson, Vilhjalmur Hrafnkelsson, Jon Tulinius, Hrafn Sigurgeirsson, Bardur Olafsson, Jon H Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland. vilraf@hi.is 2007-01-08 http://hdl.handle.net/2336/15808 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2004.03.027 en eng Academic Press http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6WPG-4CBW58K-2/2/47fcaaa3a6115c630822bc85e5ba1e4d Risk factors for malignant melanoma in an Icelandic population sample. 2004, 39 (2):247-52notPrev Med 0091-7435 15226032 doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2004.03.027 http://hdl.handle.net/2336/15808 Adult Environmental Exposure Female Iceland Incidence Male Melanoma Prevalence Prospective Studies Questionnaires Risk Factors Skin Neoplasms Sunlight Time Factors Article 2007 ftlandspitaliuni https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2004.03.027 2022-05-29T08:21:04Z To access publisher full text version of this article. Please click on the hyperlink in Additional Links field OBJECTIVES: To describe the constitutional risk factors for malignant melanoma and exposure to sunlight in a population sample in Iceland. METHODS: Information on various risk factors for malignant melanoma was collected through mailed questionnaires sent to a random sample of the Icelandic population. The information collected was the first phase of a prospective study on malignant melanoma among aircrew members as compared to a population sample. RESULTS: The overall participation rate was about 50%. Seven percent of women and six percent of men had red hair color. Blue or green eye color was reported among 89% of women and 87% of men. Sixteen percent of women aged 20 to 39 had used sun beds more than 100 times during their lifetime, while the corresponding figure was 12% for men of the same age. Younger age groups had more sunny vacations than the older age groups. The frequency of sunburn differed in the groups with reported different skin types according to Fitzpatrick classification. CONCLUSION: The high prevalence of sun bed usage among young women is concurrent with the increased incidence of malignant melanoma among young women registered in the nationwide cancer registry. Young people have more often used sun beds and taken sunny vacation than the older, indicating a changed behavior in the population. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Hirsla - Landspítali University Hospital research archive Preventive Medicine 39 2 247 252 |
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To access publisher full text version of this article. Please click on the hyperlink in Additional Links field OBJECTIVES: To describe the constitutional risk factors for malignant melanoma and exposure to sunlight in a population sample in Iceland. METHODS: Information on various risk factors for malignant melanoma was collected through mailed questionnaires sent to a random sample of the Icelandic population. The information collected was the first phase of a prospective study on malignant melanoma among aircrew members as compared to a population sample. RESULTS: The overall participation rate was about 50%. Seven percent of women and six percent of men had red hair color. Blue or green eye color was reported among 89% of women and 87% of men. Sixteen percent of women aged 20 to 39 had used sun beds more than 100 times during their lifetime, while the corresponding figure was 12% for men of the same age. Younger age groups had more sunny vacations than the older age groups. The frequency of sunburn differed in the groups with reported different skin types according to Fitzpatrick classification. CONCLUSION: The high prevalence of sun bed usage among young women is concurrent with the increased incidence of malignant melanoma among young women registered in the nationwide cancer registry. Young people have more often used sun beds and taken sunny vacation than the older, indicating a changed behavior in the population. |
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Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland. vilraf@hi.is |
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Rafnsson, Vilhjalmur Hrafnkelsson, Jon Tulinius, Hrafn Sigurgeirsson, Bardur Olafsson, Jon H |
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Risk factors for malignant melanoma in an Icelandic population sample. |
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Risk factors for malignant melanoma in an Icelandic population sample. |
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Risk factors for malignant melanoma in an Icelandic population sample. |
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Risk factors for malignant melanoma in an Icelandic population sample. |
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Risk factors for malignant melanoma in an Icelandic population sample. |
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