title: Sunnier European countries have lower melanoma mortality.
abstract: Doubt has been cast on sunlight as the major causative factor for malignant melanoma. We performed statistical analysis of the average annual sunlight hours in 36 European capital cities compared with the country's melanoma mortality rate. A significant inverse proportionality was identified in both men and women, indicating that sun exposure is unlikely to be the strongest factor affecting mortality from malignant melanoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, UK.
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Shipman
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Levell
mesh_terms: D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality*; D009381:Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality*; D013472:Sunlight / Q000009:adverse effects*