2017
Predictors of tanning dependence in white non‐Hispanic females and males
Cartmel B, Bale AE, Mayne ST, Gelernter JE, DeWan AT, Spain P, Leffell DJ, Pagoto S, Ferrucci LM. Predictors of tanning dependence in white non‐Hispanic females and males. Journal Of The European Academy Of Dermatology And Venereology 2017, 31: 1223-1228. PMID: 28129487, PMCID: PMC5522341, DOI: 10.1111/jdv.14138.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-onset basal cell carcinomaCase-control studyBasal cell carcinomaWhite non-Hispanic femalesSymptoms of dependenceCell carcinomaNon-Hispanic femalesAlcohol dependenceMental disordersAppropriate interventionsHost factorsNon-HispanicsStatistical ManualMultivariate modelIndoor tanningSignificant predictorsOnline surveyFourth EditionPredictorsEuropean ancestryQuestionnaireEye openerEye colorParticipantsCarcinoma
2013
Single v. multiple measures of skin carotenoids by resonance Raman spectroscopy as a biomarker of usual carotenoid status
Scarmo S, Cartmel B, Lin H, Leffell DJ, Ermakov IV, Gellermann W, Bernstein PS, Mayne ST. Single v. multiple measures of skin carotenoids by resonance Raman spectroscopy as a biomarker of usual carotenoid status. British Journal Of Nutrition 2013, 110: 911-917. PMID: 23351238, PMCID: PMC3696054, DOI: 10.1017/s000711451200582x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSkin carotenoid statusRecent sun exposureCarotenoid statusSkin carotenoidsSun exposureRR measuresFruit/vegetable intakeLower carotenoid statusSeason of measurementMean ageNon-invasive methodVegetable intakeInverse associationDietary dataTime pointsSignificant predictorsMultiple measuresPositive associationIntakeBiomarkersPresent studyStatusPredictorsAssociationExposure
2000
Predictors of inactivation and reasons for participant inactivation during a skin cancer chemoprevention study.
Cartmel B, Moon T, Levine N, Rodney S, Alberts D. Predictors of inactivation and reasons for participant inactivation during a skin cancer chemoprevention study. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2000, 9: 999-1002. PMID: 11008922.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer chemoprevention trialsChemoprevention trialsSkin cancer chemoprevention studiesFuture chemoprevention trialsIU of retinolCancer chemoprevention studiesLow education levelSkin cancer chemoprevention trialOnly significant predictorPlacebo groupChemoprevention studiesClinical symptomsUnmarried statusCommon reasonStudy capsulesTreatment groupsInactive participantsVitamin AGood complianceFirst monthTrialsSignificant predictorsNumber of participantsSignificant differencesSymptoms