A cancer registry-based analysis on the non-white populations reveals a critical role of the female sex in early-onset melanoma.
Tze-An YuanFrank MeyskensFeng Liu-SmithPublished in: Cancer causes & control : CCC (2018)
Our results highlight the importance of gender as one of the melanoma risk factors beyond traditional UV radiation, which warrants further investigation and may provide a base for an improved prevention strategy.