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Sunburn, sunscreens, and phenotypes: some risk factors for cutaneous melanoma in southern Brazil by Lucio Bakos; Mario Wagner; Renato M. Bakos; Cristina S. M. Leite; Cristina L. Sperhacke; Karina S. Dzekaniak; Ana L. M. Gleisner is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.

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## Abstract **Background** The risk factors for cutaneous malignant melanoma have been studied in populations from numerous countries around the world. There are no published studies on the risk factors for this malignancy in Brazil, the largest country in South America. **Methods** A case–control study of all melanoma patients attending a university hospital in Porto Alegre, Brazil, was conducted over a 3‐year period from 1995 to 1998. Phototype, hair and eye color, solar habits, history of sunburn, use of sunscreens, and the number of nevi were evaluated through a questionnaire and full body skin examination. Bivariate analysis and a logistic regression model were used to evaluate the data. **Results** One hundred and three malignant melanoma patients and 206 matched controls were enrolled in the study. The female to male ratio was 2 : 1. Light phototypes were more prone to the development of cutaneous melanoma. Although stronger in the bivariate analysis, in the logistic regression model, phototypes I or II and ephelides emerged only as moderate risk factors; light eye color and light hair color were not independently significant, with adjusted odds ratios (OR) close to zero. Co

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Author

Lucio Bakos; Mario Wagner; Renato M. Bakos; Cristina S. M. Leite; Cristina L. Sperhacke; Karina S. Dzekaniak; Ana L. M. Gleisner

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (Blackwell Publishing); Blackwell Publishing Inc.; Wiley (ISSN 0011-9059)

Published

2002

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)