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- Title
NONSUNLIGHT RISK FACTORS FOR MALIGNANT MELANOMA PART I: CHEMICAL AGENTS, PHYSICAL CONDITIONS, AND OCCUPATION.
- Authors
Rockley, Paul F.; Trieff, Norman; Wagner Jr., Richard F.; Tyring, Stephen K.
- Abstract
The article discusses the nonsunlight risks for the malignant melanoma (MM) disease that include occupational and environmental exposure to a variety of chemical agents and physical conditions. A wide variety of chemicals cause or are associated with MM. Specific chemical exposures that are examined are polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, cutting oils, vinyl chloride monomers etc. Chronic ingestion of arsenic-polluted water is a well-recognized cause of nonmelanoma skin cancers. Inhalation of asbestos fibers has been closely linked to cancer of the lung, pleura, and peritoneum. Various forms of trauma probably can contribute to the development of MM.
- Subjects
MELANOMA; NEUROENDOCRINE tumors; POLYCYCLIC aromatic hydrocarbons; MONOMERS; ASBESTOS; SKIN cancer
- Publication
International Journal of Dermatology, 1994, Vol 33, Issue 6, p398
- ISSN
0011-9059
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1365-4362.1994.tb04038.x