Association of UV Radiation Exposure, Diagnostic Scrutiny, and Melanoma Incidence in US Counties.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Although UV radiation exposure is the conventionally reported risk factor for cutaneous melanoma, an alternative exposure is diagnostic scrutiny: the more physicians look for and biopsy moles, the more melanoma they find.

Objective

To assess the association of proxies for UV radiation exposure and diagnostic scrutiny with geographical patterns of melanoma incidence.

Design, setting, and participants

This was a cross-sectional ecological analysis of the 727 continental US counties reporting to the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program (among a total of 3108 counties). Environmental data relevant to UV radiation exposure (from a variety of sources), Health Resources and Services Administration data relevant to diagnostic scrutiny, and SEE

SUBMITTER: Adamson AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9531098 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature