(C) MorgueFile & Stuart Whitmore
日常生活で車を長時間運転する人は，皮膚癌になりやすいという。これは，米国のミッドウェスタン大学付属の皮膚科医院で治療を受けていた898名の皮膚癌患者の調査で明らかになったもの。運転時間が長い人ほど，頭や首，腕や手の左側に皮膚癌が発生する割合が高かった。米国では運転席が左側なので，この部分に紫外線がよく当たり，癌の発生が促進されると考えられる。（吉田素子）
Drivers who spend a significant amount of time(1) in their cars might find themselves in the fast lane for(2) developing(3) future skin cancers(4), according to new research examining the incidence(5) of left-sided skin cancers in patients and driving trends(6) of adults seen at a Midwestern university dermatology clinic(7).
Speaking today at the 65th Annual Meeting(8) of the American Academy of Dermatology, dermatologist(9) Scott Fosko, MD, FAAD, professor and chairman of dermatology at Saint Louis University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Mo., discussed the possible relationships(10) between left-sided skin cancers and driving.
"Since previous scientific findings(11) have shown an association between one-sided(12) exposure(13) to ultraviolet light(14) (UV) and an asymmetric(15) facial distribution(16) of sun damage(17), we would expect that skin cancers also would be more prevalent(18) on the left side of the body in drivers who spend a significant amount of time in their cars," said Dr. Fosko. "Our initial(19) findings confirm that there is a correlation(20) between more time spent driving and a higher incidence of left-sided skin cancers, especially on sun-exposed(21) areas in men."
A total of 898 patients (559 men and 339 women) with skin cancers occurring on either side of(22) the body were included in a retrospective(23) chart review(24) conducted by Dr. Fosko and his team of researchers.
(1) かなり長時間 (2) ～の追い越し車線にいる（「速く～する」という比喩） (3) 発生 (4) 皮膚癌
(5) 発症率 (6) 運転の傾向（習慣） (7) 皮膚科医院 (8) 年次学会 (9) 皮膚科医
(10) 潜在的な関係 (11) 研究結果 (12) 片側の (13) 曝露 (14) 紫外線 (15) 非対称の
(16) 分布 (17) 日焼けによるダメージ (18) よく見られる (19) 最初の (20) 相関関係
(21) 日光に当たった (22) ～のいずれかの側に (23) 後ろ向き (24) カルテの検討
