Metabolic risk factors and skin cancer in the Metabolic Syndrome and Cancer Project (Me-Can).
Background: Little is known about the associations of metabolic aberrations with malignant melanoma (MM) and nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC). Objectives: To assess the associations between metabolic factors (both individually and combined) and the risk of skin cancer in the large prospective Metabolic Syndrome and Cancer Project (Me-Can). Methods: During a mean follow-up of 12 years of the Me-C