Alba Navarro-Bielsa, Tamara Gracia-Cazaña, Manuel Almagro, Sonia De-la-Fuente-Meira, Ángeles Florez, Oriol Yélamos, Trinidad Montero-Vilchez, Carlos González-Cruz, Adrián Diago, Isabel Abadías-Granado, Victoria Fuentelsaz, María Colmenero, Jose Bañuls, Salvador Arias-Santiago, Agustín Buendía-Eisman, Manuel Almenara-Blasco, Pedro Gil-Pallares, Yolanda Gilaberte
BACKGROUND: While ultraviolet radiation (UVR) present in sunlight is recognized as the main etiological agent of skin cancer, the most frequent form of which is basal cell carcinoma (BCC), other exposome factors like pollution, diet, and lifestyle may also contribute. This study aimed to investigate the association of BCC and exposome-related factors in the Spanish population. METHODS: BCC cases (n = 119) and controls (n = 127) with no history of skin cancer were recruited between April 2020 and August 2022 by 13 dermatologists throughout Spain in this prospective multicenter case-control study...
January 28, 2024: International Journal of Dermatology