title: Occupational sun exposure and mycosis fungoides: a European multicenter case-control study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We sought to study the association between occupational sun exposure and mycosis fungoides (MF), a peripheral T-cell lymphoma.
  
  
  METHODS
  A European multicenter case-control study including seven rare cases (one being MF) was conducted between 1995 and 1997. From the 118 accepted cases, 104 were interviewed, of which 76 were definite cases. Population controls were selected randomly from the regions of case ascertainment. Information based on occupational experiences was coded according to industry types. A job exposure matrix was created according to the expected exposure to sunlight.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Once exposures to aromatic halogenated hydrocarbons were eliminated (odds ratio = 2.3; 95% confidence interval = 0.9-6.2), a high MF risk was associated with exposures to solar radiation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It would appear that workers exposed to sunlight have a higher risk of MF. However, this factor is not the only one involved.
authors.affiliation: Unit of Public Health and Environmental Care Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Valencia, Spain. morales_man@gva.es
authors.forename: Maria M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Morales-Suárez-Varela
authors.forename: Jorn
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Olsen
authors.forename: Preben
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Johansen
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kaerlev
authors.forename: Pascal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Guénel
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Arveux
authors.forename: Gun
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wingren
authors.forename: Lennart
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hardell
authors.forename: Wolfgang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ahrens
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stang
authors.forename: Agustin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Llopis
authors.forename: Franco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Merletti
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Guillen-Grima
authors.forename: Giovanna
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Masala
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D015984:Causality; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009182:Mycosis Fungoides / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016017:Odds Ratio; D010858:Pigmentation; D012307:Risk Factors; D013472:Sunlight