Open AccessIncreased Cancer Mortality Following a History of Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer
Author(s) -
Henry S. Kahn
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
jama
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.688
H-Index - 680
eISSN - 1538-3598
pISSN - 0098-7484
DOI - 10.1001/jama.280.10.910
Subject(s) - medicine , relative risk , skin cancer , relative survival , cancer , cancer registry , incidence (geometry) , prospective cohort study , breast cancer , confidence interval , gynecology , physics , optics
Cancer registries have reported an increased incidence of melanoma and certain noncutaneous cancers following nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC). Whether these findings were attributable to intensified surveillance, shared risk factors, or increased cancer susceptibility remains unclear.
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