Ambient UV, personal sun exposure and risk of multiple primary melanomas

• DOI: 10.1007/s10552-006-0091-x
• Publication Date: 2007-01-06T00:35:03Z
• Authors: Anne Kricker; Bruce K. Armstrong; Chris Goumas; Melisa Litchfield; Colin B. Begg; Amanda J. Hummer; Loraine D. Marrett; Beth Theis; Robert C. Millikan; Nancy Thomas; Hoda Anton Culver; Richard P. Gallagher; Terence Dwyer; Timothy R. Rebbeck; Peter A. Kanetsky; Klaus Busam; Lynn From; Urvi Mujumdar; Roberto Zanetti; Marianne Berwick
• Keywords: Sun Exposure; Sunlight

Sun exposure is the main cause of melanoma in populations of European origin. No previous study has examined the effect of sun exposure on risk of multiple primary melanomas compared with people who have one melanoma.