Type of alcohol and the amount consumed were among the risk factors linked to development of melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancers.
Some study results have linked alcohol consumption with skin cancer risk. However, many of the prior analyses did not adjust for confounding factors. In Women's Health Initiative Observational Study, researchers recently found an increased risk for both melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancer among alcohol drinkers, with links to the amount and type of alcohol consumed.
Among 59,575 white, postmenopausal women followed prospectively for a mean of 10.2 years, 532 cases of physician-diagnosed malignant melanoma (MM) and 9593 cases of self-reported nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) were reported. Using Cox proportional hazards models and logistic regression techniques, the researchers found a significant relationship between amount of alcohol consume…
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DisclosuresConsultant / advisory board Lubax; WorldCare Clinical
EquityLubax
Grant / Research support NIH; Department of Defense; American Skin Association; Piramal
Editorial boardsBritish Journal of Dermatology; Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology; Journal of Investigative Dermatology
Leadership positions in professional societies American Academy of Dermatology (Chair, Skin Cancer and Melanoma Committee); American Board of Dermatology (Director)
DisclosuresConsultant / advisory board Lubax; WorldCare Clinical
EquityLubax
Grant / Research support NIH; Department of Defense; American Skin Association; Piramal
Editorial boardsBritish Journal of Dermatology; Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology; Journal of Investigative Dermatology
Leadership positions in professional societies American Academy of Dermatology (Chair, Skin Cancer and Melanoma Committee); American Board of Dermatology (Director)