PUVA AND CANCER - A CASE-CONTROL STUDY

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LINDELOF, B
SIGURGEIRSSON, B
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[1] Department of Dermatology, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm
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10.1111/j.1365-2133.1993.tb03308.x
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R75 [皮肤病学与性病学];
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100206 ;
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A detailed case-control study was carried out on 24 PUVA-treated patients with squamous cell cancer of the skin, and on an accurately matched control population of 96 PUVA-treated patients. Possible co-carcinogens, such as prior therapy with tar, ultraviolet-B, ionizing radiation, methotrexate and arsenic, were investigated. The only statistically significant association to emerge was that of prior therapy with methotrexate: relative risk 3.5; 95% confidence interval 1.2-9.9. Our data suggest that prior therapy with methotrexate might be a risk factor for skin cancer in PUVA-treated patients.
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