Relationship of fluorescent lights to malignant melanoma: another view.
In an attempt to determine whether exposure to fluorescent lights may cause an increased risk for developing melanoma, 114 patients with melanoma were compared to 228 age-matched controls. Fluorescent-light exposure, along with 10 other risk factors, was analyzed for its possible relationship to malignant melanoma. No association was found between fluorescent-light exposure and increased risk for acquiring malignant melanoma.
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008029:Lighting / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009381:Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / Q000209:etiology*; D009519:New York City; D012306:Risk; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*