Abstract
The major environmental cause of melanoma is likely solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR). Thus, modifiers of UVR, such as rainfall and its associated cloud cover, have the potential to impact melanoma incidence. While prior research theorizes decreased rainfall may be associated with increased melanoma as drier weather encourages outdoor activity in climate change scenarios, this research may suggest otherwise. The authors obtained county-level melanoma incidence data from the National Cancer Institute’s Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program and rainfall data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) while controlling for age, race, ethnicity, income, latitude, altitude, and other UVR influencers.
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