March 2019. Volume 15. Number 1

Melanoma and high birth weight. Could they be related?

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Wojcik KY, Escobedo LA, Wysong A, Heck JE, Ritz B, Hamilton AS, et al. High birth weight, early UV exposure, and melanoma risk in children, adolescents, and young adults. Epidemiology. 2019;30: 278-284.

Reviewers: Ortega Páez E1, Llerena Santa Cruz E2.
1Pediatra. UGC Maracena. Distrito Granada-Metropolitano. Granada. España.
2Servicio de Pediatría. Hospital de Igualada. CS La Torrassa. Barcelona. España.
Correspondence: Eduardo Ortega Páez. Email: edortegap@gmail.com
Reception date: 20/03/2019
Acceptance date: 25/03/2019
Publication date: 27/03/2019

Abstract

Authors’ conclusions: high birth weight and high early-life UV exposure may be important independent risk factors for melanoma diagnosis before age 30.

Reviewers’ comments: this case-control epidemiological study with high sample size and an appropriate design states that having a high birth weight and greater UV exposure at an early age are independent factors related to a higher incidence of melanoma before 30 years old. However, the presence of uncontrolled factors and possible selection bias could alter these results. More studies are needed to confirm this relationship.

How to cite this article

Ortega Páez E, Llerena Santa Cruz E. Melanoma y peso alto al nacimiento. ¿Podrían estar relacionados? Evid Pediatr. 2019;15:1.

AVC | Critically appraised articles

Wojcik KY, Escobedo LA, Wysong A, Heck JE, Ritz B, Hamilton AS, et al. High birth weight, early UV exposure, and melanoma risk in children, adolescents, and young adults. Epidemiology. 2019;30: 278-284.

Reviewers: Ortega Páez E1, Llerena Santa Cruz E2.
1Pediatra. UGC Maracena. Distrito Granada-Metropolitano. Granada. España.
2Servicio de Pediatría. Hospital de Igualada. CS La Torrassa. Barcelona. España.
Correspondence: Eduardo Ortega Páez. Email: edortegap@gmail.com
Reception date: 20/03/2019
Acceptance date: 25/03/2019
Publication date: 27/03/2019

How to cite this article

Ortega Páez E, Llerena Santa Cruz E. Melanoma y peso alto al nacimiento. ¿Podrían estar relacionados? Evid Pediatr. 2019;15:1.

27/03/2019

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