Cyclic patterns of incidence rate for skin malignant melanoma: association with heliogeophysical activity
Dimitrov, Borislav D., Rachkova, Mariana I. and Atanassova, Penka A. (2008) Cyclic patterns of incidence rate for skin malignant melanoma: association with heliogeophysical activity. Journal of Zhejiang University - Science B, 9, (6), 489-495. (doi:10.1631/jzus.B0820076). (PMID:18543403).
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Description/Abstract
Background: our previous studies revealed cyclicity in the incidence rate of skin malignant melanoma (SMM; ICD9, Dx:172) in the Czech Republic (period T=7.50∼7.63 years), UK (T=11.00 years) and Bulgaria (T=12.20 years). Incidences compared with the sunspot index Rz (lag-period dT=+2, +4, +6, +10 or +12 years) have indicated that maximal rates are most likely to appear on descending slopes of the 11-year solar cycle, i.e., out of phase. We summarized and explored more deeply these cyclic variations and discussed their possible associations with heliogeophysical activity (HGA) components exhibiting similar cyclicity.
Methods: annual incidences of SMM from 5 countries (Czech Republic, UK, Bulgaria, USA and Canada) over various time spans during the years 1964∼1992 were analyzed and their correlations with cyclic Rz (sunspot number) and aa (planetary geomagnetic activity) indices were summarized. Periodogram regression analysis with trigonometric approximation and phase-correlation analysis were applied.
Results: previous findings on SMM for the Czech Republic, UK and Bulgaria have been validated, and cyclic patterns have been revealed for USA (T=8.63 years, P<0.05) and Canada (Ontario, T=9.91 years, P<0.10). Also, various ‘hypercycles’ were established (T=45.5, 42.0, 48.25, 34.5 and 26.5 years, respectively) describing long-term cyclic incidence patterns. The association of SMM for USA and Canada with Rz (dT=+6 and +7 years, respectively) and aa (dT=−10 and +9 years, respectively) was described. Possible interactions of cyclic non-photic influences (UV irradiation, Schumann resonance signal, low-frequency geomagnetic fluctuations) with brain waves absorbance, neuronal calcium dynamics, neuro-endocrine axis modulation, melatonin/serotonin disbalance and skin neuro-immunity impairment as likely causal pathways in melanoma appearance, were also discussed.
Conclusion: the above findings on cyclicity and temporal association of SMM with cyclic environmental factors could not only allow for better forecasting models but also lead to a better understanding of melanoma aetiology
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| ISSNs: | 1673-1581 (print) 1862-1783 (electronic) |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine > Primary Care and Population Sciences |
| Item ID: | 337463 |
| Date Deposited: | 26 Apr 2012 10:07 |
| Last Modified: | 26 Apr 2012 10:07 |
| Contributors: | Dimitrov, Borislav D. (Author) Rachkova, Mariana I. (Author) Atanassova, Penka A. (Author) |
| Date: | 5 June 2008 |
| Status: | Published |
| URI: | http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/337463 |
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