Isaac Weber, Kaiping Liao, Tran Dang, Malay Shah, Mackenzie R Wehner
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Abstract
Importance: While UV radiation is a known carcinogen associated with cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC), sunburn's specific role remains less clear.
Objective: To quantitatively assess the association between sunburn history and the risk of developing cSCC.
Data sources: A comprehensive search of Embase, PubMed, and Cochrane Library (CENTRAL) was conducted from inception up to May 6, 2025, with no language or date restrictions. Search terms included Non melanoma skin cancer or nonmelanoma skin cancer or NMSC or squamous cell carcinoma or SCC or cSCC or Bowen disease and Sunburn or sun exposure or sunlight or sun damage or ultraviolet radiation or ultraviolet light or ultraviolet rays.
Study selection: The study included analytical investigations of the general population that assessed the association between cSCC and any type of sunburn history at any age. The initial screening of 9310 titles and abstracts by 3 masked independent reviewers resulted in 279 articles for full-text review, with 43 ultimately meeting eligibility criteria.
Data extraction and synthesis: This study follows the Meta-analysis of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (MOOSE) reporting guideline. Two reviewers worked independently to extract relevant data. The random effects DerSimonian-Laird method was used to pool data.
Main outcome and measures: The main outcome was the risk of developing cSCC. Main measures included sunburn frequency (both undefined and painful, blistering, and/or severe) in any life period, categorized into ordinal variables: none, low, medium, and high. The primary analysis was the most adjusted measure of association, standardized to odds ratio (OR). This incorporated adjusted measures of association when available and unadjusted measures when adjusted measures were absent.
Results: Seventeen studies with a combined 321 473 participants were included in the meta-analysis. Pooled analyses of the most adjusted results revealed significantly increased odds of developing cSCC with medium (OR, 1.51; 95% CI, 1.26-1.81) and high (OR, 1.69; 95% CI, 1.39-2.06) lifetime painful, blistering, and/or severe sunburn frequencies. Similarly, high frequencies of painful, blistering, and/or severe sunburns in childhood were significantly associated with increased cSCC odds (OR, 3.11; 95% CI, 1.26-7.66). A history of any painful, blistering, and/or severe sunburn was also significantly associated with increased odds of cSCC (OR, 1.38; 95% CI, 1.06-1.79).
Conclusions and relevance: This meta-analysis supports an association between painful, blistering, and/or severe sunburns and cSCC.
期刊介绍：
JAMA Dermatology is an international peer-reviewed journal that has been in continuous publication since 1882. It began publication by the American Medical Association in 1920 as Archives of Dermatology and Syphilology. The journal publishes material that helps in the development and testing of the effectiveness of diagnosis and treatment in medical and surgical dermatology, pediatric and geriatric dermatology, and oncologic and aesthetic dermatologic surgery.
JAMA Dermatology is a member of the JAMA Network, a consortium of peer-reviewed, general medical and specialty publications. It is published online weekly, every Wednesday, and in 12 print/online issues a year. The mission of the journal is to elevate the art and science of health and diseases of skin, hair, nails, and mucous membranes, and their treatment, with the aim of enabling dermatologists to deliver evidence-based, high-value medical and surgical dermatologic care.
The journal publishes a broad range of innovative studies and trials that shift research and clinical practice paradigms, expand the understanding of the burden of dermatologic diseases and key outcomes, improve the practice of dermatology, and ensure equitable care to all patients. It also features research and opinion examining ethical, moral, socioeconomic, educational, and political issues relevant to dermatologists, aiming to enable ongoing improvement to the workforce, scope of practice, and the training of future dermatologists.
JAMA Dermatology aims to be a leader in developing initiatives to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion within the specialty and within dermatology medical publishing.
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