TY - JOUR ID - 28289 TI - Does Sunlight Exposure Improve Survival in Patients with Non-small Cell Lung Cancer? JO - Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention JA - APJCP LA - en SN - 1513-7368 Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 VL - 14 IS - 11 SP - 6301 EP - 6304 KW - Lung cancer KW - Sunlight KW - survival KW - season DO - N2 - Background: Some epidemiological studies reported that sunlight exposure and highvitamin D levels maydecrease the morbidity and mortality related to cancer. We aimed to evaluate whether sunlight exposure has animpact on survival in patients with non small cell lung cancer. Materials and Methods: A total of 546 patientswith NSCLC from two different regions (Kayseri and Adana) differing according to sunlight exposure wereanalysed retrospectively. Results: The median overall survival (OS) rates were 11. 6 (CI: 9.50-13.6) and 15.6months (CI: 12.4-18.8) for Kayseri and Adana, respectively, in all patients (p=0.880). Conclusions: There wereno differences between groups in terms of OS. While there is strong evidence regarding inverse relationshipbetween cancer incidence and sunlight exposure, it is still controversial whether sunlight exposure is a goodprognostic factor for survival in patients with lung cancer. UR - https://journal.waocp.org/article_28289.html L1 - https://journal.waocp.org/article_28289_adb594675f9735a2d3bb806942b0e565.pdf ER -