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Table 1 Case-control study (FEBIM-1): Combined effect of infections and vaccinations on the risk of melanoma; Odds ratios (95% confidence interval) for melanoma risk, adjusted for study centre, gender, age, skin phenotype, freckling index, number of naevi and solar burns[82]

From: Human endogenous retroviruses and cancer prevention: evidence and prospects

 

Number of severe infections

 

0

≥1

No vaccine

1.0

0.37 (0.10-1.42)

BCG or Vaccinia

0.57 (0.33-0-96)

0.29 (0.15-0.57)

BCG and Vaccinia

0.40 (0.23-0.68)

0.33 (0.17-0.65)