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
2014
Alcohol intake and early‐onset basal cell carcinoma in a case–control study
Zhang Y, Ferrucci LM, Cartmel B, Molinaro AM, Leffell DJ, Bale AE, Mayne ST. Alcohol intake and early‐onset basal cell carcinoma in a case–control study. British Journal Of Dermatology 2014, 171: 1451-1457. PMID: 25059635, PMCID: PMC4272627, DOI: 10.1111/bjd.13291.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-onset basal cell carcinomaBasal cell carcinomaLifetime alcohol intakeAlcohol intakeCell carcinomaOdds ratioEpidemiological studiesConfidence intervalsBasal cell carcinoma casesUnconditional multivariate logistic regressionBenign skin conditionsMultivariate logistic regressionOverall alcohol intakeCase-control studyPrevious epidemiological studiesYears of ageType of beverageCarcinoma casesUV exposureHigh riskSkin conditionsSignificant associationLogistic regressionRisk estimatesIntake