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Hallberg O, Johansson O. Increasing melanoma-too many skin cell damages or too few repairs?. Cancers (Basel). 2013;5(1):184-204doi: 10.3390/cancers5010184.
Hallberg, O., & Johansson, O. (2013). Increasing melanoma-too many skin cell damages or too few repairs?. Cancers, 5(1), 184-204. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers5010184
Hallberg, Orjan, and Johansson, Olle. "Increasing melanoma-too many skin cell damages or too few repairs?." Cancers vol. 5,1 (2013): 184-204. doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers5010184
Hallberg O, Johansson O. Increasing melanoma-too many skin cell damages or too few repairs?. Cancers (Basel). 2013 Feb 18;5(1):184-204. doi: 10.3390/cancers5010184. PMID: 24310359; PMCID: PMC3730314.
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Cancers (Basel). 2013 Feb 18;5(1):184-204. doi: 10.3390/cancers5010184.

Increasing melanoma-too many skin cell damages or too few repairs?.

Cancers

Orjan Hallberg, Olle Johansson

Affiliations

  1. Hallberg Independent Research, Brattforsgatan 3, 123 50 Farsta, Sweden. [email protected].

PMID: 24310359 PMCID: PMC3730314 DOI: 10.3390/cancers5010184

Abstract

Skin melanoma rates have been increasing for a long time in many Western countries. The object of this study was to apply modern problem-solving theory normally used to clear industrial problems to search for roots and causes of this medical question. Increasing cancer rates can be due to too many cell damage incidents or to too few repairs. So far, it has been assumed that the melanoma epidemic mainly is caused by increasing sun tanning habits. In order to explore this problem in more detail, we used cancer statistics from several countries over time and space. Detailed analysis of data obtained and a model study to evaluate the effects from increased damages or decreased repairs clearly indicate that the main reason behind the melanoma problem is a disturbed immune system. The possibility to introduce efficient corrective actions is apparent.

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