Is sunlight an aetiological agent in the genesis of retinoblastoma?
| Autor: | M L Hooper |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 1999 |
| Předmět: |
Cancer Research
medicine.medical_specialty ultraviolet radiation Retinal Neoplasm Adolescent Retinal Neoplasms Biology Global Health World health medicine Humans skin and connective tissue diseases Child Sunlight integumentary system Retinoblastoma Infant Newborn Infant Regular Article medicine.disease Infant newborn eye diseases Surgery Ultraviolet B radiation Oncology Child Preschool Cancer research epidemiology Topography Medical sense organs UVB Radiation |
| Zdroj: | British Journal of Cancer |
| ISSN: | 1532-1827 0007-0920 |
| Popis: | The incidence of unilateral, but not bilateral, retinoblastoma in human populations at different geographical locations increases significantly with ambient erythemal dose of ultraviolet B radiation from sunlight. This supports the hypothesis that sunlight plays a role in retinoblastoma formation. © 1999 Cancer Research Campaign |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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