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A comprehensive longitudinal assessment of risk factors for adult skin cancer is lacking. Investigators used 20-year follow-up data from the 1989–2009 Nurses' Health Study II to assess the relative contributions of numerous skin cancer risk factors to development of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), basal cell carcinoma (BCC), and melanoma. Studied factors included childhood and adult ultraviolet (UV) light exposure, family history of skin cancer, having red or blond hair color, early tanning bed use, number of moles on legs, body-mass index, and tobacco and alcohol use. Diagnosis of BCC was self-reported; SCC and melanoma diagnoses were physician verified.
In multivariate analysis controlling for the studied risk factors, cumulative UV exposur…