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Fluorescent lights, ultraviolet lamps, and risk of cutaneous melanoma.

Authors :
Swerdlow AJ
English JS
MacKie RM
O'Doherty CJ
Hunter JA
Clark J
Hole DJ
Source :
BMJ (Clinical research ed.) [BMJ] 1988 Sep 10; Vol. 297 (6649), pp. 647-50.
Publication Year :
1988

Abstract

Exposure to solar radiation is increasingly being associated with a risk of cutaneous melanoma, and some risk has also been attributed to exposure to fluorescent lights. The risk of cutaneous melanoma associated with exposure to some sources of artificial ultraviolet radiation was examined in a case-control study in a Scottish population with fairly low exposure to natural ultraviolet radiation. The risk was not significantly or consistently raised for exposure to fluorescent lights at home or at work. The use of ultraviolet lamps and sunbeds, however, was associated with a significantly increased risk (relative risk = 2.9; 95% confidence interval 1.3 to 6.4), and the risk was significantly related to duration of use. The risk was particularly raised among people who have first used [corrected] ultraviolet beds or lamps more than [corrected] five years before presentation (relative risk = 9.1; 95% confidence intervals 2.0-40.6), in whom it was significantly related to cumulative hours of exposure. The risks associated with exposure to ultraviolet lamps and sunbeds remained significant after adjustment for other risk factors for melanoma.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0959-8138
Volume :
297
Issue :
6649
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
BMJ (Clinical research ed.)
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
3140927
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.297.6649.647