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Review Article
The Role of Optical Radiations in Skin Cancer
Table 2
Results of IARC meta-analysis of studies on the correlation between sun lamp exposure and the risk of melanoma, basal cell carcinoma, and squamous cell carcinoma onset [
58
].
Studies (
n
)
Relative risk
(95% CI)
Heterogeneity
P
value
2
Melanoma
Sun lamp exposure
19
1.15
(1.00–1.31)
0.013
First exposure in young
age
7
1.75
(1.35–2.26)
0.55
Past exposure
5
1.49 (0.93–2.38)
0.018
Recent exposure
5
1.10
(0.76–1.60)
0,05625
Basal cell carcinoma
Sun lamp exposure
4
1.03
(0.56–1.90)
0.06
Squamous cell carcinoma
Sun lamp exposure
3
2.25
(1.08–4.70)
0.10