Association of atopy and tentative diagnosis of skin cancer – results from occupational skin cancer screenings

ConclusionDesign limitations of the study include that all findings of skin cancer were based on clinical examination only and must therefore be considered tentative diagnoses. Furthermore, owing to the cross‐sectional study design, causal pathways cannot be proven. However, analyses of data from such a large and general population‐based cohort afford valuable insights into the relationship between atopic diseases and skin cancer. They provide the grounds for prospective cohort studies to evaluate and dissect the underlying mechanism.
Source: Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology - Category: Dermatology Authors: Tags: Original Article Source Type: research