Open AccessEpidemiology of nonkeratinocytic skin cancers among persons with AIDS in the United States
Author(s) -
Émilie Lanoy,
Graça M. Dores,
Margaret M. Madeleine,
Jorge R. Toro,
Joseph F. Fraumeni,
Eric A. Engels
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.195
H-Index - 216
eISSN - 1473-5571
pISSN - 0269-9370
DOI - 10.1097/qad.0b013e3283213046
Subject(s) - medicine , skin cancer , merkel cell carcinoma , population , epidemiology , confidence interval , melanoma , relative risk , incidence (geometry) , risk factor , cancer , immunosuppression , hazard ratio , dermatology , oncology , carcinoma , environmental health , cancer research , physics , optics
Immunosuppression may increase risk for some skin cancers. We evaluated skin cancer epidemiology among persons with AIDS.