Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer in Nonwhite Organ Transplant Recipients | Zendy

Ellen Pritchett | Zendy; Alden Doyle | Zendy; Christine M. Shaver | Zendy; Brett Miller | Zendy; Mark Abdelmalek | Zendy; Carrie Ann Cusack | Zendy; Gregory Malat | Zendy; Christina Lee Chung | Zendy

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Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer in Nonwhite Organ Transplant Recipients

Author(s) -

Ellen Pritchett,

Alden Doyle,

Christine M. Shaver,

Brett Miller,

Mark Abdelmalek,

Carrie Ann Cusack,

Gregory Malat,

Christina Lee Chung

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.2016.3328

Subject(s) - medicine , organ transplantation , pacific islanders , skin cancer , cancer , immunosuppression , incidence (geometry) , retrospective cohort study , dermatology , transplantation , population , physics , environmental health , optics

Organ transplant recipients have a higher incidence of skin cancer. This risk is magnified over time and with continued exposure to immunosuppression. Skin cancer in nonwhite patients is associated with greater morbidity and mortality owing to diagnosis at a more advanced stage, which suggests that nonwhite organ transplant recipients are at even higher risk.

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