Citrus Consumption and Risk of Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Citrus products are widely consumed foods that are rich in psoralens and furocoumarins, a group of naturally occurring chemicals with potential photocarcinogenic properties. We prospectively evaluated the risk of cutaneous malignant melanoma associated with citrus consumption.

Methods

A total of 63,810 women in the Nurses' Health Study (1984 to 2010) and 41,622 men in the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study (1986 to 2010) were included. Dietary information was repeatedly assessed every 2 to 4 years during follow-up. Incident melanoma cases were identified through self-report and confirmed by pathologic records.

Results

Over 24 to 26 years of follow-up, we documented 1,840 incident melanomas. After adjustment for other risk factors, the pooled multivariable ha

SUBMITTER: Wu S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4979231 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature