2016
Body mass index, height and early-onset basal cell carcinoma in a case-control study
Zhang Y, Cartmel B, Choy CC, Molinaro AM, Leffell DJ, Bale AE, Mayne ST, Ferrucci LM. Body mass index, height and early-onset basal cell carcinoma in a case-control study. Cancer Epidemiology 2016, 46: 66-72. PMID: 28039770, PMCID: PMC5272867, DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2016.12.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-onset basal cell carcinomaBody mass indexBasal cell carcinomaMass indexCell carcinomaInverse associationOdds ratioAdult heightUnconditional logistic regression modelsAdult body mass indexBenign skin conditionsMultivariate odds ratiosSimilar inverse associationsConfidence intervalsCase-control studySignificant inverse associationLogistic regression modelsUltraviolet radiation exposurePrior UV exposureCommon malignancyControl subjectsUV exposureBiopsy siteMedical characteristicsSkin conditions
2015
Indoor Tanning and the MC1R Genotype: Risk Prediction for Basal Cell Carcinoma Risk in Young People
Molinaro AM, Ferrucci LM, Cartmel B, Loftfield E, Leffell DJ, Bale AE, Mayne ST. Indoor Tanning and the MC1R Genotype: Risk Prediction for Basal Cell Carcinoma Risk in Young People. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2015, 181: 908-916. PMID: 25858289, PMCID: PMC4445390, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwu356.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk prediction modelCancer risk prediction modelsIndoor tanningBasal cell carcinoma incidenceBasal cell carcinoma riskNovel risk prediction modelRisk of BCCRisk predictionCase-control studyNon-Hispanic whitesLogistic regression modelsCancer risk predictionSignificant morbidityCarcinoma incidenceAdjusted areaCarcinoma riskIndependent cohortYoung individualsTreatment costsMC1R variantsYoung peopleReceptor geneCharacteristic curve