Document Type

Article

Publication Date

10-6-2017

Publication Title

International Journal of Cancer

Department

Geisel School of Medicine

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to prospectively examine risk of cutaneous melanoma (CM) according to measured anthropometric factors, adjusted for exposure to ultraviolet radiation (UVR), in a large population-based cohort in Norway. The Janus Cohort, including 292,851 Norwegians recruited 1972–2003, was linked to the Cancer Registry of Norway and followed for CM through 2014. Cox regression was used to estimate hazard ratios (HRs) of CM with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Restricted cubic splines were incorporated into the Cox models to assess possible non-linear relationships. All analyses were adjusted for attained age, indicators of UVR exposure, education, and smoking status. During a mean follow-up of 27 years, 3,000 incident CM cases were identified. In men, CM risk was positively associated with body mass index, body surface area (BSA), height and weight (all ptrends < 0.001), and the exposure-response curves indicated an exponential increase in risk for all anthropometric factors. Weight loss of more than 2 kg in men was associated with a 53% lower risk (HR 0.47, 95% CI: 0.39, 0.57). In women, CM risk increased with increasing BSA (ptrend50.002) and height (ptrend < 0.001). The shape of the height- CM risk curve indicated an exponential increase. Our study suggests that large body size, in general, is a CM risk factor in men, and is the first to report that weight loss may reduce the risk of CM among men.

DOI

10.1002/ijc.31086

Original Citation

Stenehjem JS, Veierød MB, Nilsen LT, Ghiasvand R, Johnsen B, Grimsrud TK, Babigumira R, Rees JR, Robsahm TE. Anthropometric factors and cutaneous melanoma: Prospective data from the population-based Janus Cohort. Int J Cancer. 2018 Feb 15;142(4):681-690. doi: 10.1002/ijc.31086. Epub 2017 Oct 17. Erratum in: Int J Cancer. 2018 Apr 1;142(7):E3. PMID: 28983909.

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