Non-melanoma skin cancer among ethnic German immigrants (resettler) from the former Soviet Union: a cohort study from 1990 to 2007

Non-melanoma skin cancer among ethnic German immigrants (resettler) from the former Soviet Union: a cohort study from 1990 to 2007

Abstract Background UV radiation is a significant risk factor for non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC). Ethnic Germans (resettlers) who immigrated to Germany from the former Soviet Union may have had a relatively high UV light exposure and thus a higher risk of developing NMSC. We compared the incidence...

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Main Authors: Evgenia Markeeva-Ilisevic, Bernd Holleczek, Heiko Becher, Volker Winkler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-03-01
Series:Archives of Public Health
Subjects:
Non-melanoma skin cancer
Basal cell carcinoma
Squamous cell carcinoma
Resettlers
UV radiation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-022-00842-1

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