Sökning: "sunburn"

Hittade 4 avhandlingar innehållade ordet sunburn.

  1. 1. Skin cancer prevention : behaviours related to sun exposure and early detection

    Författare :Richard Bränström; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Skin cancer; malignant melanoma; sun exposure; sunburn; sun protection; prevention; early detection;

    Sammanfattning : Skin cancer is an emerging public health problem in Sweden. Even though the most important risk factor for the development of skin cancer - sun exposure - is known, the incidence of skin cancer is still increasing. Every year approximately 30,000 people in Sweden are diagnosed with skin cancer and approximately 400 die of this condition. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Malignant Melanoma in southern Sweden; Histopathology, Prognosis and Aetiology

    Författare :Anna Måsbäck; Tumörmikromiljö; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; General pathology; pathological anatomy; Patologi allmän ; patologisk anatomi; constitutional factors.; ulceration; tumour thickness; mutation; CDKN2A; aetiology; epidemiology; prognosis; survival; Malignant melanoma; histopathology;

    Sammanfattning : The purpose was to study the prognostic and aetiologic risk factors for melanoma in correlation to histopathology. Paper 1-3: Thin tumours (... LÄS MER

  4. 3. Assessment of UV exposure in a young metropolitan population

    Författare :Cecilia Boldeman; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Adolescents; Behaviors; Erythema; Phenotype; Skin cancer; Sunbed use;

    Sammanfattning : Overexposure to UVR causes >80% of skin cancers, and >30% of all diagnosed cancers in western societies, Sweden included, are skin cancers. Overexposure in terms of UV-induced erythema during childhood and adolescence is considered particularly harmful. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Cancer in organ transplant recipients

    Författare :Caroline Stenman; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; cancer; organ transplantation; skin cancer; heart transplantation; lung transplantation;

    Sammanfattning : Tens of thousands of transplantations are performed around the world each year. Organ transplant recipients (OTR) are obliged to receive life-long medical treatment with immunosuppressive drugs to ensure graft function. However, such medications entail an increased risk of developing a broad spectrum of malignancies, especially skin cancer. LÄS MER