Katsambas A, Nicolaidou E
Department of Dermatology, University of Athens School of Medicine, A. Sygros Hospital, Greece.
Arch Dermatol. 1996 Apr;132(4):444-50.
The rapidly increasing incidence of cutaneous malignant melanoma in white populations world-wide stresses the need for identification of risk factors for the disease. The most important risk factor seems to be sun exposure, but its relationship to melanoma appears to be complex.
Epidemiological studies that examine the association of sun exposure with melanoma are reviewed. The results of these studies concern the anatomic distribution of the disease and its incidence with regard to latitude of residence, sun sensitivity, different patterns of sun exposure, and sun exposure in childhood.
Sun-sensitive individuals, children, and individuals with an intermittant pattern of sun exposure seem to be very vulnerable to sunlight, as far as melanoma formation is concerned, and should be thoroughly protected from sun exposure.
全球白人人群中皮肤恶性黑色素瘤的发病率迅速上升，这凸显了识别该疾病风险因素的必要性。最重要的风险因素似乎是阳光照射，但其与黑色素瘤的关系似乎很复杂。
对研究阳光照射与黑色素瘤关联的流行病学研究进行了综述。这些研究结果涉及该疾病的解剖分布及其在居住纬度、阳光敏感性、不同阳光照射模式以及儿童期阳光照射方面的发病率。
就黑色素瘤形成而言，阳光敏感个体、儿童以及具有间歇性阳光照射模式的个体似乎极易受到阳光影响，应受到充分的防晒保护。
