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Skin Cancers in Skin of Color [PDF]

open access: possible, 2009
Skin cancer is the most common malignancy in the United States.1 While skin cancer is less common in people with skin of color, it is more often associated with an increased incidence of morbidity and mortality as compared to white counterparts.2,3 This imbalance has significant public health concerns.
Brooke A. Jackson, Brooke A. Jackson
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Skin cancer in skin of color

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 2006
Skin cancer is less common in persons with skin of color than in light-skinned Caucasians but is often associated with greater morbidity and mortality. Thus, it is crucial that physicians become familiar with skin cancer in persons of color so as to maximize the likelihood of early detection of these tumors. In dark-skinned ethnic groups, squamous cell
Hugh M. Gloster, Kenneth W. Neal
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Skin Cancer in Skin of Color

Dermatologic Clinics, 2023
Skin cancer is often associated with greater morbidity and mortality in skin of color patients because most medical literature and research on skin cancer to date has been predominantly focused on lighter skin types. It is crucial that dermatologic providers be able to recognize different presentations of skin cancer in skin of color patients to ...
Ananya, Munjal, Nkanyezi, Ferguson
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Skin cancer

Nursing Standard, 2001
The incidence of skin cancer is increasing and nurses are in an ideal position to help patients prevent and identify the disease at an early stage.
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Skin cancer

Cancer Nursing Practice, 2016
Essential facts Skin cancer can be split into 2 groups: malignant melanoma, which can be fatal; and non-melanoma, such as squamous cell carcinoma and basal cell carcinomas, which are rarely lethal. In 2013 there were 14,509 new cases of malignant melanoma in the UK and, in 2014, 2,459 people died from the disease.
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Skin Cancer Prevention [PDF]

open access: possibleEuropean Journal of Cancer Prevention, 2001
Primary prevention Skin Cancer is one of the most preventable cancers and there is strong evidence that UV radiation is the main environmental factor. The best interventional target for primary prevention is children. Adequate photoprotection may be achieved by wearing protective clothes and by using a broad-spectrum sunscreen ...
Del Marmol, Véronique   +3 more
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Skin cancer, photoprotection, and skin of color [PDF]

open access: possibleJournal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 2014
To the Editor:We readwith interest the article byAgbai and colleagues about skin cancers in ‘‘skin of color,’’ and commend them for bringing attention to this increasingly relevant issue. However, we are concerned about several aspects of this article, especially recommendations on photoprotection in ‘‘people of color’’ (POC).
Dadzie, Ophelia E.   +4 more
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Skin Cancer

Dermatologic Clinics, 1995
It is estimated that 92,000 new cases of melanoma and 2,750,000 cases of nonmelanocytic skin cancer occur worldwide each year. Incidence of these cancers varies more than 100-fold from low rates in Asian populations to very high rates in the white population of Australia.
B K, Armstrong, A, Kricker
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Cancer of the Skin of the Nose

Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology, 1966
In 456 cases of cancer of the skin of the nose there was an even distribution in the sexes with the highest incidence occurring in the fifth and sixth decades. Basal cell cancer comprised 87%, occurring predominantly on the ala, tip and root; squamous cell cancer, more common on the lateral borders and columella, occurred in 10.7% of the cases ...
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