Epidemiology of Nonmelanoma skin Cancer

Strom, Sara S.; Yamamura, Yuko

doi:10.1016/s0094-1298(20)32286-0

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“…Epidemiologic findings support an association between fair skin, inability to tan, and the risk of both melanoma and NMSC 12, 22, 28, 29. For whites in the U.S., the incidence of NMSC is associated with age and lifelong residence in areas with high levels of ambient ultraviolet B (UVB) radiation (i.e., lower latitude) 12, 13, 22, 30, 31. Although chronic, cumulative, UV exposure appears to be the most important risk factor for developing NMSC overall, recent studies suggest that intermittent intense sun exposure early in life, leading to sunburn, may also be a risk factor for some basal cell carcinomas 23, 30, 32.…”

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“…Because sunlight is considered the main environmental cause of both NMSC and cutaneous melanoma, and given the strong relationship in the U.S. of southern latitude residence and NMSC history, it is important to control for geographic latitude of residence and history of lifetime sun exposure 12, 13, 20, 22–24. After adjusting for these confounding factors as well as others, the HR for the association between NMSC and melanoma development is reduced to 1.70.…”

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“…For example, death rates from melanoma in American men and women have been found to be 3.2–3.5 times higher in prospective mortality studies among those with NMSC compared with those without a history of NMSC 11. Therefore, although NMSC by itself is a common and rarely fatal cancer that usually carries a clinically benign prognosis, it may portend the occurrence of the markedly less favorable malignancy of cutaneous melanoma 12, 13…”

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Cutaneous melanoma in postmenopausal women after nonmelanoma skin carcinoma

Rosenberg

Khandekar

Greenland

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BACKGROUND An elevated risk for cutaneous melanoma has been reported in individuals with nonmelanoma skin carcinoma (NMSC), but to the authors' knowledge, this association has not been prospectively studied in a large, multigeographic population of postmenopausal women. METHODS The association between NMSC and the incidence of cutaneous melanoma was assessed in the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study involving 67,030 non‐Hispanic white postmenopausal women ages 50–79 years and who were free of prior other cancers at baseline. Cancer history, demographics, and previous and current risk exposures were determined by questionnaires at baseline and follow‐up. Participants' reports of incident cutaneous melanoma collected annually were confirmed by physician review of medical records. Cox proportional hazards analyses were used to assess the relation of prior NMSC with incident cutaneous melanoma. RESULTS In age‐adjusted analysis, women with a history of NMSC but no other malignancy (n = 5552) were found to be 2.41 times more likely to develop cutaneous melanoma over a mean 6.5 years compared with women who had no history of NMSC (95% confidence interval [95% CI], 1.82–3.20). In a multivariate analysis, women with a history of NMSC and no other cancer history at baseline were 1.70 times more likely to develop cutaneous melanoma compared with women without NMSC (95% CI, 1.18–2.44). CONCLUSION The results of the current study provide evidence and further defines the magnitude of increased risk for cutaneous melanoma in postmenopausal non‐Hispanic white women with a history of NMSC. Cancer 2006. © 2005 American Cancer Society.

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Cutaneous melanoma in postmenopausal women after nonmelanoma skin carcinoma

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Khandekar

Greenland

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“…In 1996, more than 800,000 cases of nonmelanoma skin cancer were diagnosed in the United States. It has been estimated that there will be approximately 2.75 million newly diagnosed skin cancer cases worldwide each year 1 . The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that there will be 12 million new cases of nonmelanoma skin cancer in the United States within the next 50 years 2…”

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Surgical Treatment of Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer

Anthony¹

2000

AORN Journal

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Nonmelanoma skin cancer is the most common human malignancy. An estimated 2.75 million patients worldwide are diagnosed with skin cancer each year, with more than one million in the United States alone. Treatment for skin cancer includes methods such as cryosurgery, curettage and electrodessication, local excision, and Mohs micrographic surgery. Regardless of the method used, the goal is to provide the patient with the safest, most cost-effective and curative treatment.

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“…Skin cancer is common in the United States—more than 800,000 people were diagnosed with the disease in 1998 1 . Prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of nonmelanoma skin cancers continues to be debated among specialists.…”

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Drake¹

2000

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Epidemiology of Nonmelanoma skin Cancer

Cited by 85 publications

References 76 publications

Cutaneous melanoma in postmenopausal women after nonmelanoma skin carcinoma

Cutaneous melanoma in postmenopausal women after nonmelanoma skin carcinoma

Surgical Treatment of Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer

Internet resources for researching nonmelanoma skin cancers

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