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The recent article by Hemminki et al¹ reported interesting results on trends of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the skin in Sweden, namely, that there has been a significant increase in SCC for covered skin starting in the 1980s in addition to the increases in SCC in sun-exposed skin dating back to the 1960s. The interpretation provided was that the increase in SCC for covered skin was likely due to intentional tanning, both during trips abroad and in sun beds. No data on gender differences in trips abroad were presented, but it was pointed out that females use sun beds at twice the rate of males in Sweden. However, males have twice the rate as females for SCC for covered skin. Thus, it is very unlikely that intentional tanning explains the data unless Swedish men are several times more likely to travel abroad than women.

A more likely explanation can . . . [Full Text of this Article]

William B. Grant, PhD
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