Socioeconomic status and cutaneous malignant melanoma in Northern Europe

• Published in: British journal of dermatology (1951) Vol. 170; no. 4; pp. 787 - 793
• Main Authors: Idorn, L.W., Wulf, H.C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.04.2014; Wiley-Blackwell
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Dermatology; Epidemiology; Europe - epidemiology; Female; General aspects; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Holidays - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Incidence; Male; Medical sciences; Melanoma - epidemiology; Melanoma - mortality; Melanoma, Cutaneous Malignant; Miscellaneous; Public health. Hygiene; Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine; Risk Factors; Skin Neoplasms - epidemiology; Skin Neoplasms - mortality; Socioeconomic Factors; Sunbathing - statistics & numerical data; Sunburn - epidemiology; Sunlight - adverse effects; Tumors of the skin and soft tissue. Premalignant lesions; Ultraviolet Rays - adverse effects; Europe; Socioeconomic status; Dermatology; Malignant melanoma; North; Skin; Malignant tumor; Epidemiology; Social aspect; Public health; Cancer

Summary Socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with cutaneous malignant melanoma (CMM) in Northern Europe, despite equal access to health care. SES per se is not responsible for this association, which must be ascribed to important risk factors for CMM such as intermittent ultraviolet radiation (U...