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. 2021 May 14;22(10):5227. doi: 10.3390/ijms22105227

Table 1.

The relationship between daily lifestyle factors and the risk of skin cancers.

Melanoma Squamous Cell Carcinoma Basal Cell Carcinoma Merkel Cell Carcinoma
Circadian rhythm disruption Risk up [54] No association [54] Risk down [54]
Smoking Risk down [80,81,82] Risk up [85,86,87]
No association [88,89].
Risk down [90,91,92,93]
No association [85,86,94,95,96,97,98].
Alcohol Risk up [109] Risk up [114] Risk up [114]
Dietary fiber/vegetables/fruits Vitamin A: Risk down [108,116,117]
Furocoumarins: No association [118]
Citrus: Risk down [120]
No association [118,121,122]
Furocoumarins: Risk up [118,120,121]
Obesity Risk up [124,128,129]
No association [125,126,127]
Risk up [126]
Risk down [127]
Risk down [126,127]
Fatty acids omega-3 fatty acid: Risk down [138]
omega-6 fatty acid: Risk up [137]
Omega-3 fatty acid: No association [138]
Omega-6 fatty acid: Risk up [149]
Omega-3 fatty acid: No association [138]
Omega-6 fatty acid: Risk up [137]
Coffee/caffeine Risk down [154,155,156] Risk down [160,161,162]
Ultraviolet light Risk up [165,166] Risk up [45,170] Risk up [45,46] Risk up [165,176]