Risks of Melanoma and Other Cancers in Melanoma-Prone Families over 4 Decades.

ABSTRACT: Since 1976, melanoma-prone families have been followed at the National Cancer Institute to identify etiologic factors for melanoma. We compared risks of melanoma and other cancers in 1,226 members of 56 families followed for up to 4 decades with population rates in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results program. All families were tested for mutations in CDKN2A and CDK4; 29 were mutation-positive and 27 mutation-negative. We compared rates of invasive melanomas, both first and second, by family mutation status, with Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results program. Comparing three calendar periods of the study, risk of first primary melanoma decreased slightly. Risks of melanoma after first examination, however, were approximately one-third the risks prior to the first examinati

SUBMITTER: Tucker MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7021443 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature