Epidemiology on Malignant Melanoma in Europe

Osterlind, A

doi:10.3109/02841869209089727

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“…The traditional explanation for this increase has been excessive sunburn and increased travel [3]. We have presented data that associate this increase with the exposure of the population to whole-body resonant electromagnetic fields, such as frequency modulation (FM) broadcasting around 100 MHz [4].…”

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FM Broadcasting Exposure Time and Malignant Melanoma Incidence

Hallberg¹,

Johansson

2005

Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine

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“…The incidence and mortality rates of malignant melanoma are increasing rapidly in many countries in the world [1][2][3]. The traditional explanation for this increase has been excessive sunburn and increased travel [3].…”

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FM Broadcasting Exposure Time and Malignant Melanoma Incidence

Hallberg¹,

Johansson

2005

Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine

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“…Since the 1970s a significant increase in the incidence of cutaneous melanoma (CM) has been observed world-wide [1]; this is no less true in the Czech Republic, which surprisingly has one of the highest rates in Europe [2,3].…”

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Incidence of cutaneous malignant melanoma in the Czech Republic: The risks of sun exposure for adolescents

Vranová

Arenbergerová²,

Arenberger³

et al. 2012

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The Czech Republic reported one of the highest incidence rate in cutaneous melanoma (CM) in Europe and because this incidence has been increasing, mainly among young people, the main goal of our study was to establish sun exposure behavior risk factors for CM formation and to evaluate whether the young generation of Czechs is exposed to a higher risk of CM than the older generation. A questionnaire-based case-control study was conducted. We obtained 978 completed questionnaires: 216 from patients with CM and 762 from healthy respondents. The healthy individuals were further divided to adolescents (n = 460) and older respondents (n = 302). Three logistic regression models were developed: 1. patients with CM vs. healthy older respondents, 2. adolescents vs. healthy older respondents, and 3. patients with CM vs. adolescents. The main risk factors for all three models were the number of sunburn episodes and the use of the sunscreen in the childhood. The most alarming results for adolescents included: all day sun exposure, including times of maximum risk (11 AM to 3 PM), inadequate use of sunscreen in adulthood, and frequent mountain holidays. Our results show that sun-safety in the young generation is satisfactory, when the responsibility for sun exposure behavior is in the hands of their parents; however, when children become adolescents, they become immune to sun-safety and risk prevention campaigns and their behavior becomes much more risky. Our results further suggest the sun-safety campaigns need to be modified in such a way as to have greater impact and influence on adolescent sun-risk behaviors.

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“…[2][3][4][5][6] Epidemiological studies [1][2][3][4][5] suggest that sun exposure is a common causative factor for both MN and CM. While total lifetime or intermittent sun exposure is difficult to estimate for adults, sun exposure during childhood or adolescence has been confirmed as a causative factor for CM, [7][8][9][10] with MN counts in children increasing with the amount and intensity of sun exposure. 5,[11][12][13] Attempts have been made to determine whether MN and CM have similar body-site distributions, 6,[14][15][16] but have been inconclusive.…”

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