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Risk-Benefit Balance of Habitual Ultraviolet Exposure for Cardiovascular, Cancer, and Skin Cancer Mortality: A UK Biobank Cohort Study

2026-01-15 epidemiology Title + abstract only
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ObjectiveTo examine how habitual ultraviolet (UV) exposure relates to cause-specific mortality and incidence, to quantify trade-offs between non-skin disease and skin cancer, and to explore potential circulating mediators. DesignA population-based prospective cohort study with epidemiological and proteomic mediation analyses. SettingUK Biobank, recruited from 22 assessment centres across England, Scotland, and Wales. Participants419 007 adults of White European ancestry with data on habitual ...

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