Matta J L, Nazario C M, Armstrong R A, Navas J
Ponce School of Medicine, PR 00732.
Bol Asoc Med P R. 1998 Jan-Mar;90(1-3):8-11.
The purpose of this study was to determine the crude and age-adjusted incidence rates of melanoma for residents of Puerto Rico from 1975 to 1991. This is part of an ongoing NASA study aimed at estimating whether melanoma and cataracts have increased in Puerto Rico since 1978 because of potential stratospheric ozone depletion and increased ultraviolet-B (UV-B) radiation. Calculating the percent change from their lowest values in 1978 to 1991, the age-adjusted incidence rate of melanoma increased 528% for males and 200% for females in 13 years.
本研究的目的是确定1975年至1991年波多黎各居民黑素瘤的粗发病率和年龄调整发病率。这是美国国家航空航天局一项正在进行的研究的一部分，该研究旨在评估自1978年以来，由于平流层臭氧可能耗竭以及紫外线B（UV-B）辐射增加，波多黎各的黑素瘤和白内障发病率是否有所上升。计算从1978年的最低值到1991年的百分比变化，13年间男性黑素瘤的年龄调整发病率增长了528%，女性增长了200%。
