Current Data on Risk Factor Estimates Does Not Explain the Difference in Rates of Melanoma between Hispanics and Non-Hispanic Whites

United States Hispanics have seven times lower melanoma incidence rates than non-Hispanic whites (NHW). It is unclear whether this difference can be explained solely by phenotypic risk factors, like darker skin, or whether modifiable risk factors, like sun exposure, also play a role. The purpose of...

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Main Authors: Sonia Kamath, Kimberly A. Miller, Myles G. Cockburn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Skin Cancer
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2105250