2015
Family history of skin cancer is associated with early-onset basal cell carcinoma independent of MC1R genotype
Berlin NL, Cartmel B, Leffell DJ, Bale AE, Mayne ST, Ferrucci LM. Family history of skin cancer is associated with early-onset basal cell carcinoma independent of MC1R genotype. Cancer Epidemiology 2015, 39: 1078-1083. PMID: 26381319, PMCID: PMC4679454, DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2015.09.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-onset basal cell carcinomaBasal cell carcinomaFamily historySkin cancerAge of onsetLifestyle factorsBenign skin conditionsStrong risk factorFirst-degree relativesMC1R genotypeCell carcinomaRisk factorsAge 40High riskLifestyle characteristicsAge 50Particular malignancySkin conditionsBCC casesCancerGenetic susceptibilitySaliva samplesMultivariate modelIndividual riskAffected relatives
2011
Indoor tanning and risk of early-onset basal cell carcinoma
Ferrucci LM, Cartmel B, Molinaro AM, Leffell DJ, Bale AE, Mayne ST. Indoor tanning and risk of early-onset basal cell carcinoma. Journal Of The American Academy Of Dermatology 2011, 67: 552-562. PMID: 22153793, PMCID: PMC3307842, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2011.11.940.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-onset basal cell carcinomaBasal cell carcinomaIndoor tanningCell carcinomaOdds ratioMultiple basal cell carcinomasBenign skin conditionsStrong risk factorConfidence intervalsMultivariate logistic regressionPotential recall biasYears of ageExposure-disease relationshipsIndoor tanning devicesAge of initiationRisk factorsBiopsy siteEpidemiologic studiesSkin conditionsReferent groupControl populationTanning devicesLogistic regressionRecall biasIndoor tanners