Abstract
Nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) is the most common type of cancer in the US white population. In 1996 more than 800,000 new cases are expected to be diagnosed in the United States, constituting more than one third of all new cancer cases expected. The two principal histologic types of NMSC are basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma. These two types account for approximately 75% and 25% of all NMSC cases, respectively. This article reviews the complex interactions between host factors such as race and age, and environmental factors such as lifetime sun and radiation exposure that determine individual risk of NMSC.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 627-636 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Clinics in Plastic Surgery |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| State | Published - 1997 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery