2015
Family history of skin cancer is associated with early-onset basal cell carcinoma independent of MC1R genotype
Berlin NL, Cartmel B, Leffell DJ, Bale AE, Mayne ST, Ferrucci LM. Family history of skin cancer is associated with early-onset basal cell carcinoma independent of MC1R genotype. Cancer Epidemiology 2015, 39: 1078-1083. PMID: 26381319, PMCID: PMC4679454, DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2015.09.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-onset basal cell carcinomaBasal cell carcinomaFamily historySkin cancerAge of onsetLifestyle factorsBenign skin conditionsStrong risk factorFirst-degree relativesMC1R genotypeCell carcinomaRisk factorsAge 40High riskLifestyle characteristicsAge 50Particular malignancySkin conditionsBCC casesCancerGenetic susceptibilitySaliva samplesMultivariate modelIndividual riskAffected relativesMelanoma in situ Part I. Epidemiology, screening, and clinical features
Higgins HW, Lee KC, Galan A, Leffell DJ. Melanoma in situ Part I. Epidemiology, screening, and clinical features. Journal Of The American Academy Of Dermatology 2015, 73: 181-190. PMID: 26183967, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2015.04.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical featuresPart I. EpidemiologyReview of melanomaUnderstanding of melanomaIncidence of melanomaMedical education articleI. EpidemiologyClinical outcomesTreatment optionsClinical managementRisk factorsMalignant melanomaBiologic behaviorClinical studiesMelanomaEpidemiologyIncidenceHigh percentageEducation articlesHistopathologyPathology
2011
Indoor tanning and risk of early-onset basal cell carcinoma
Ferrucci LM, Cartmel B, Molinaro AM, Leffell DJ, Bale AE, Mayne ST. Indoor tanning and risk of early-onset basal cell carcinoma. Journal Of The American Academy Of Dermatology 2011, 67: 552-562. PMID: 22153793, PMCID: PMC3307842, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2011.11.940.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-onset basal cell carcinomaBasal cell carcinomaIndoor tanningCell carcinomaOdds ratioMultiple basal cell carcinomasBenign skin conditionsStrong risk factorConfidence intervalsMultivariate logistic regressionPotential recall biasYears of ageExposure-disease relationshipsIndoor tanning devicesAge of initiationRisk factorsBiopsy siteEpidemiologic studiesSkin conditionsReferent groupControl populationTanning devicesLogistic regressionRecall biasIndoor tanners