Sunny holidays before and after melanoma diagnosis are respectively associated with lower Breslow thickness and lower relapse rates in Italy.

Sunny holidays before and after melanoma diagnosis are respectively associated with lower Breslow thickness and lower relapse rates in Italy.

BACKGROUND: Previous studies have reported an association between sun exposure and improved cutaneous melanoma (CM) survival. We analysed the association of UV exposure with prognostic factors and outcome in a large melanoma cohort. METHODS: A questionnaire was given to 289 (42%) CM patients at diag...

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Main Authors: Sara Gandini, Esther De Vries, Giulio Tosti, Edoardo Botteri, Giuseppe Spadola, Patrick Maisonneuve, Chiara Martinoli, Arjen Joosse, Pier Francesco Ferrucci, Federica Baldini, Emilia Cocorocchio, Elisabetta Pennacchioli, Francesco Cataldo, Barbara Bazolli, Alessandra Clerici, Massimo Barberis, Veronique Bataille, Alessandro Testori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3817085?pdf=render

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