Host Characteristics and Risk of Incident Melanoma by Breslow Thickness.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Several host characteristics, including pigmentary traits (hair color, sunburn susceptibility and tanning ability), number of common nevi (moles), and family history of melanoma, have been associated with risk of melanoma.

Methods

We prospectively examined the associations between host characteristics and risk of incident melanoma by Breslow thickness (≤1 mm, thin melanoma; or >1 mm, "thicker melanoma") based on the Nurses' Health Study (NHS, n = 86,380 women), NHS II (n = 104,100 women), and Health Professionals Follow-up Study (HPFS, n = 46,934 men).

Results

During 22-30 years' follow-up, a total of 1,813 incident melanoma cases were identified with information on Breslow thickness, 1,392 (76.8%) of which had thin melanoma. No signifi

SUBMITTER: Li WQ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6324995 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature