Cigarette Smoking and the Risk of Cutaneous Melanoma: A Case-Control Study.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:Previous studies regarding cigarette smoking causing a lower risk of melanoma are inconclusive. Here, we re-examined melanoma risk in relation to cigarette smoking in a large, case-control study. METHODS:In total 1,157 patients with melanoma diagnosed between 2003 and 2011 in the Netherlands and 5,595 controls from the Nijmegen Biomedical Study were included. Information concerning smoking habits and known risk factors for melanoma were obtained through self-administered questionnaires. Logistic regression analyses stratified by gender were performed to study the risk of cigarette smoking on melanoma risk, adjusted for age, marital status, highest level of education, skin type, sun vacation, use of solarium, time spent outdoors, and sun protective measures. RESULTS:Among men, cur

SUBMITTER: Sondermeijer L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7257256 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature