EPIDEMIOLOGY OF CHRONIC DISEASE RISKS IN RELATION TO ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION EXPOSURE

摘要

Epidemiological study of the possible effects of ultraviolet radiation (UVR) exposure in man has concentrated prim- arily on ill-effects to the skin and eyes. There is evidence for a causal relation of UVR exposure to lip cancer, non-melanoma skin cancer, cutaneous melanoma, squamous cell carcinoma of the conjunctiva, and cortical cataract, but the type of exposure thought to be of importance varies between these outcomes. Much the most serious of these conditions in terms of mortality is cutaneous melanoma. Evidence on whether oveal melanoma is caused by UVR is equivocal.