Open AccessSYSTEMIC THERAPY AND PHOTOTHERAPY OF PSORIASIS - THE POTENTIAL RISKS OF CANCER
Author(s) -
D. S Kulbiy,
Е С Понич,
Л. С. Круглова
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
fizioterapiâ, balʹneologiâ i reabilitaciâ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2413-2969
pISSN - 1681-3456
DOI - 10.18821/1681-3456-2017-16-4-172-176
Subject(s) - psoriasis , medicine , disease , incidence (geometry) , dermatology , cancer , population , environmental health , physics , optics
The relevance of studying psoriasis and its treatment is conditioned by the ever increasing incidence of this condition and frequency of its severe forms. The recent studies on the complications of both psoriasis itself and its treatment have demonstrated the increased risk of associated carcinogenesis. The analysis and systematization of information accumulated to date gives evidence of the relationship between the development of cancer and the application of modern methods for the treatment of psoriasis Moreover, the available data suggest the enhanced risk of cancer in the patients suffering from this disease compared with that in the general population.