Grant & Associates Health Research
Ultraviolet B radiation reduces risk of 16 types of cancer in U.S.
Published in Healthcare Mergers, Acquisitions and Ventures Week, August 26th, 2006
These cancers include 6 sites of gastrointestinal cancers, 3 cancers of female sites, 3 urogenital cancers, 2 types of lymphomas, and 2 upper aerodigestive tract cancers.
The analysis examined age-adjusted mortality rate data from 49 states plus the District of Columbia for two periods: 1950-69 and 1970-94. Other cancer risk-modifying factors were included in the analysis. A proxy indicator of smoking was associated with risk at 10 cancer sites, alcohol consumption with...
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