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SUBMITTER: Matthews NH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6726507 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Matthews Natalie H NH Koh Michelle M Li Wen-Qing WQ Li Tricia T Willett Walter C WC Stampfer Meir J MJ Christiani David C DC Morris J Steven JS Qureshi Abrar A AA Cho Eunyoung E
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology 20190619 9
<h4>Background</h4>Few epidemiologic studies have investigated trace element exposure and skin cancer risk.<h4>Methods</h4>Toenail levels of mercury, selenium, chromium, iron, and zinc were measured from 6,708 women in the Nurses' Health Study (1984-2012) and 3,730 men in the Health Professionals Follow-up Study (1986-2012) with data from prior nested case-control studies. Participants were free of skin cancer at toenail collection and followed for incident basal cell carcinoma (BCC), squamous c ...[more]