Table 5 Relative risk of incidence and mortality related to solar UV-B exposure, northern versus southern United States boundary, non-Hispanic whites (95% CI in parentheses): Cancer sites with evidence of an positive association with solar UV-B exposure (see notes for Table 2).
From: Solar ultraviolet-B exposure and cancer incidence and mortality in the United States, 1993–2002
Incidence | Mortality | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cancer site | Males | Females | Males | Females |
Oral cavity and pharynx | 0.77 (0.74–-0.80) | 0.83 (0.79–0.88) | 0.79 (0.76–0.83) | 0.73 (0.69–0.77) |
Anus, anal canal, and anorectum | 0.68 (0.59–0.78) | 0.71 (0.64–0.79) | 0.69 (0.54–0.88) | 0.67 (0.56–0.80) |
Melanoma | 0.72 (0.70–0.74) | 0.78 (0.75–0.81) | 0.70 (0.67–0.73) | 0.83 (0.78–0.87) |
Other non-epithelial skin | 0.61 (0.55–0.67) | 1.04 (0.92–1.18) | 0.56 (0.52–0.61) | 0.71 (0.63–0.79) |
Cervix | 0.84 (0.80–0.89) | 0.89 (0.84–0.94) | ||