Does childhood vaccination and exposure to infection improve long-term survival in patients with malignant melanoma?

Nat Clin Pract Oncol. 2005 May;2(5):240-1. doi: 10.1038/ncponc0175.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • BCG Vaccine / administration & dosage
  • BCG Vaccine / immunology*
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Child
  • Cohort Studies
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Life Expectancy
  • Male
  • Melanoma / immunology*
  • Melanoma / mortality*
  • Melanoma / surgery
  • Middle Aged
  • Prognosis
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Skin Neoplasms / immunology*
  • Skin Neoplasms / mortality*
  • Skin Neoplasms / surgery
  • Smallpox Vaccine / administration & dosage
  • Smallpox Vaccine / immunology*
  • Survival Analysis
  • Tuberculosis / prevention & control
  • Vaccination

Substances

  • BCG Vaccine
  • Smallpox Vaccine