STUDY FINDS LOWER RISK OF MELANOMA IN PATIENTS WITH ATOPIC HISTORY
Source: Medical Research.com, March 2023
MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
Jenni Komulainen
University of Eastern Finland | UEF
MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study?
Response: The background for this study comes from the earlier findings that the skin cancer risk and atopic status have some connection, but the results have been inconsistent. The connection between atopy and skin cancers may be related to the stimulation of protective immune response or the predisposition to carcinogenesis through chronic inflammation. The aim of this study was to investigate if atopic disorders associate with skin cancers.
MedicalResearch.com: What are the main findings?
Response: The main finding in our study was that among atopic subjects, especially in subjects with mucous membrane atopy, there were reduced risk for melanoma compared to non-atopic subjects. Other essential finding was that the number of cancers in extracutaneous site was also lower in atopic than in non-atopic subjects.