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The aetiology of melanoma is complex and may include the influences of trauma, heredity and hormonal activity (Lee, 1975). In particular, exposure to solar radiation may be involved in the pathogenesis of melanoma. Melanoma is more common in fair-skinned individuals (Lancaster and Nelson, 1957) and most frequent in skin sites exposed to the sun (Davis, Herron and McLeod, 1966). In white populations melanoma is more common in areas closer to the equator where the intensity of solar radiation is higher (Elwood, Lee, Walter, Mo and Green, 1974). Data from various parts of the world suggest that the incidence of melanoma is increasing (Burbank, 1971; Lee and Carter, 1970; Houghton, Flannery and Viola, 1980).
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Andrews, D.F., Herzberg, A.M. (1985). Incidence of Malignant Melanoma After Peaks of Sunspot Activity. In: Data. Springer Series in Statistics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-5098-2_33
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