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SUBMITTER: Berwick M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4184941 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Berwick Marianne M Reiner Anne S AS Paine Susan S Armstrong Bruce K BK Kricker Anne A Goumas Chris C Cust Anne E AE Thomas Nancy E NE Groben Pamela A PA From Lynn L Busam Klaus K Orlow Irene I Marrett Loraine D LD Gallagher Richard P RP Gruber Stephen B SB Anton-Culver Hoda H Rosso Stefano S Zanetti Roberto R Kanetsky Peter A PA Dwyer Terry T Venn Alison A Lee-Taylor Julia J Begg Colin B CB
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology 20140728 10
<h4>Background</h4>We previously reported a significant association between higher UV radiation exposure before diagnosis and greater survival with melanoma in a population-based study in Connecticut. We sought to evaluate the hypothesis that sun exposure before diagnosis was associated with greater survival in a larger, international population-based study with more detailed exposure information.<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted a multicenter, international population-based study in four countries-A ...[more]