1. Ultraviolet radiation and risk of cutaneous melanoma and squamous cell carcinoma in males and females in the Norwegian Offshore Petroleum Workers cohort
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Trude Eid Robsahm, Reza Ghiasvand, Ronnie Babigumira, Nita K. Shala, Jo S Stenehjem, Marit B. Veierød, Tom Kristian Grimsrud, and Fei-Chih Liu
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Adult ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Skin Neoplasms ,Adolescent ,Ultraviolet Rays ,Oil and Gas Industry ,Sunburn ,Cohort Studies ,Young Adult ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,visual_art.visual_artist ,Sunbathing ,Occupational Exposure ,medicine ,Humans ,Registries ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Melanoma ,Aged ,Proportional Hazards Models ,Aged, 80 and over ,Norway ,business.industry ,Hazard ratio ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,Odds ratio ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,030210 environmental & occupational health ,Dermatology ,Cancer registry ,Occupational Diseases ,Petroleum ,visual_art ,Cutaneous melanoma ,Cohort ,Carcinoma, Squamous Cell ,Female ,Skin cancer ,business - Abstract
Background Increased risk of cutaneous melanoma and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) has been reported among petroleum workers, but few studies include females, exposure data on ultraviolet radiation (UVR), and potential confounding factors. We aimed to examine UVR exposure in relation to risk of melanoma and SCC among male and female offshore petroleum workers. We also examined the association between UVR exposure and melanoma (Breslow) thickness. Methods The Norwegian Offshore Petroleum Workers (NOPW) cohort (n = 27,917) holds information on sunbathing, indoor tanning, sunburns, sunscreen use, and other lifestyle factors recorded in 1998. Linkage to the Cancer Registry of Norway gave information on cancer diagnosis through 2017. We used Cox and logistic regression to estimate hazard ratios (HRs) of skin cancer and odds ratios (OR) of thick (≥1 mm) melanomas, respectively, with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Results Melanoma risk increased with increasing frequency of sunbathing after age 20 (ptrend = 0.031), sunburn average intensity (ptrend = 0.028), and sunscreen use (HR = 2.16; 95% CI: 1.42 -3.27 for almost always vs. never/rarely). The risk of thick melanoma was inversely associated with sunbathing frequency after age 20 (OR = 0.38; 95% CI: 0.16 - 0.90 for ≥4 weeks/year vs. 1 week/year). SCC risk increased with increasing frequency of indoor tanning after age 20 (HR = 2.72; 95% CI: 1.22 - 6.05 for ≥3 times/months vs. never), sunburn average intensity (ptrend
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- 2021