A commentary on an association of malignant melanoma with non-ultraviolet radiation exposure.
There are direct and indirect studies that suggest that non-ultraviolet radiation may be associated with the increasing mortality and incidence of malignant melanoma of the skin. Tangential and supporting evidence for these associations are critically reviewed.
Krain
L S
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University of Illinois, Medical Center, Chicago.
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008545:Melanoma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality; D008875:Middle Aged; D009381:Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality; D011839:Radiation, Ionizing; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality