Similarities in solar ultraviolet irradiance and other environmental factors may explain much of the family link between uveal melanoma and other cancers.
Grant
William B
WB
Sunlight, Nutrition, and Health Research Center, PO Box 641603, San Francisco, CA 94164-1603, USA. wbgrant@infionline.net
Moan
Johan E
JE
Micu
Emanuela
E
Porojnicu
Alina C
AC
Juzeniene
Asta
A
D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D009381:Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / Q000209:etiology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D013472:Sunlight / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014604:Uveal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*