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Geographic Clusters of Basal Cell Carcinoma in a Northern California Health Plan Population

Author(s) -

G. Thomas Ray,

Martin Kulldorff,

Maryam M. Asgari

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

jama dermatology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.128

H-Index - 166

eISSN - 2168-6084

pISSN - 2168-6068

DOI - 10.1001/jamadermatol.2016.2536

Subject(s) - demography , population , medicine , san joaquin , cluster (spacecraft) , incidence (geometry) , socioeconomic status , basal cell carcinoma , american community survey , census , cancer registry , geography , cartography , environmental health , basal cell , pathology , physics , sociology , computer science , optics , programming language , environmental science , soil science

Rates of skin cancer, including basal cell carcinoma (BCC), the most common cancer, have been increasing over the past 3 decades. A better understanding of geographic clustering of BCCs can help target screening and prevention efforts.

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