Title | Epidemiological Aspects of Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma [electronic resource] / edited by Richard P. Gallagher, J. Mark Elwood |
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Imprint | Boston, MA : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 1994 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2626-1 |
Descript | XV, 329 p. online resource |
I. Recent Progress in Melanoma Research -- 1. Recent progress in the epidemiology of malignant melanoma. -- II. Solar and Artificial Ultraviolet Radiation and Melanoma -- 2. Sun exposure and the epidemiology of malignant melanoma. -- 3. Etiological clues from the anatomical distribution of cutaneous melanoma. -- 4. Tables of ambient solar ultraviolet radiation for use in epidemiological studies of malignant melanoma. -- 5. Non-solar sources of ultraviolet radiation and cutaneous malignant melanoma: a review of the evidence -- III. Nevi and Melanoma -- 6. Risk factors for prevalence of nevi: a review. -- 7. The atypical mole syndrome - a definition of phenotype -- 8. Risk of cutaneous melanoma by number of melanocytic nevi and correlation of nevi by anatomic site -- IV. Occupation and Melanoma -- 9. Malignant melanoma of the skin in the telecommunications industry -- 10. Petroleum refinery exposure and risk of malignant melanoma -- 11. Methods for evaluating confounding and effect modification in a small occupational study of cutaneous malignant melanoma -- V. Pregnancy and Hormonal Factors and Melanoma -- 12. Melanoma and pregnancy -- 13. Cutaneous melanoma and oral contraceptives -- VI. Diet and Melanoma -- 14. Epidemiology of diet and melanoma incidence - a brief review -- 15. Dietary and other correlates of melanoma in Hawaii: preliminary findings -- VII Prevention and Early Detection of Melanoma -- 16. Early detection and lethal melanoma in Connecticut: a preliminary analysis -- 17. Risk factors for presentation with thick primary melanoma include older age, male sex, smoking, and may include occupation in certain industries -- 18. Skin cancer screening in Massachusetts: the program and methodologic questions -- VIII. Future Directions in Melanoma Research -- 19. The epidemiology of melanoma: where do we go from here? -- Index Page