Re.: 'A melanoma epidemic in Iceland: possible influence of sunbed use'.

摘要

The recent report by Hery et al. (1) provides an interesting example of piecing together population-level epidemiologic data in an orderly way to better understand an emerging public health problem. Hery et al.'s results documented a population-level rise in melanoma rates in Iceland that coincided with a population-level rise in sunbed use. In the accompanying editorial, Berwick stated, "These data appear to demonstrate a relation between sunbed use and the development of melanoma; however, as they are eco-logic, the results are not based on individual measures and are only weakly supportive of this relation" (2, p. 769).