2002
Intake of alcohol and alcoholic beverages and the risk of basal cell carcinoma of the skin.
Fung TT, Hunter DJ, Spiegelman D, Colditz GA, Rimm EB, Willett WC. Intake of alcohol and alcoholic beverages and the risk of basal cell carcinoma of the skin. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2002, 11: 1119-22. PMID: 12376519.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol intakeSun sensitivity factorsMultivariate relative riskTotal alcohol intakeFood frequency questionnaireRisk of BCCBasal cell carcinomaIntake of alcoholPooled logistic regressionAlcoholic beveragesLast physical examinationCases of BCCFrequency questionnaireMultivitamin useSignificant positive associationCell carcinomaPhysical examinationInverse associationRelative riskLarge cohortSun exposureOutdoor walkingLogistic regressionIntakeMore alcoholVitamins and carotenoids intake and the risk of basal cell carcinoma of the skin in women (United States)
Fung TT, Hunter DJ, Spiegelman D, Colditz GA, Speizer FE, Willett WC. Vitamins and carotenoids intake and the risk of basal cell carcinoma of the skin in women (United States). Cancer Causes & Control 2002, 13: 221-230. PMID: 12020103, DOI: 10.1023/a:1015036317596.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge DistributionAscorbic AcidCarcinoma, Basal CellCarotenoidsCohort StudiesConfidence IntervalsDietDietary SupplementsFemaleHumansIncidenceLogistic ModelsMiddle AgedProbabilityProspective StudiesRisk AssessmentSensitivity and SpecificitySkin NeoplasmsUnited StatesVitamin AVitamin EVitaminsConceptsBasal cell carcinomaVitamin ACell carcinomaDietary intakeRelative riskSun sensitivity factorsMultivariate relative riskFood frequency questionnaireRisk of BCCSignificant inverse associationIncidence of BCCImportant protective roleFirst diagnosisDietary factorsInverse associationSun exposureLatency periodProtective roleSpecific carotenoidsLogistic regressionVitamin CBottom quintileIntakeCarcinomaRisk
1999
Risk Factors for Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Skin in Men: Results from the Health Professionals Follow-up Study
van Dam R, Huang Z, Rimm E, Weinstock M, Spiegelman D, Colditz G, Wiflett W, Giovannucci E. Risk Factors for Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Skin in Men: Results from the Health Professionals Follow-up Study. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1999, 150: 459-468. PMID: 10472945, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a010034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBasal cell carcinomaBCC riskCell carcinomaSun exposureElevated riskUS male health professionalsMale health professionalsHealth Professionals FollowConstitutional factorsRisk of BCCYears of ageRegion of residenceBlistering sunburnsProfessionals FollowProspective cohortRisk factorsNorth European ancestryHealth professionalsLifetime numberCarcinomaRiskMenRed hairEuropean ancestrySkin