Basal Cell Carcinoma
Definition
Incidence
Risk Factors
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Treatment
cryosurgery
curettage
laser surgery
moh's surgery
specialist
surgical excision
Home Care
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Basal Cell Carcinoma Incidence
Facts about basal cell
carcinoma
:
Skin cancer
is more common than all other forms of
cancer
combined.
Close to a million new cases of
skin cancer
are diagnosed each year in the US.
About 1 in 5 Americans who live to the age of 65 will develop
skin cancer
.
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Basal Cell Carcinoma Risk Factors
Related Topics:
Malignant melanoma
Skin cancer
Skin disease
Skin lesion
Squamous cell carcinoma
Vulvar cancer
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Last Updated: Feb 27, 2008
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Stephen J. Schueler, MD
;
John H. Beckett, MD
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D. Scott Gettings, MD
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Basal Cell Carcinoma References:
Bath-Hextall F, Bong J, Perkins W, Williams H. Interventions for basal cell carcinoma of the skin: systematic review. BMJ. 2004 Sep 25;329(7468):705.
Christenson LJ, Borrowman TA, et al. Incidence of basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas in a population younger than 40 years. JAMA. 2005 Aug 10;294(6):681-90.
Netscher DT, Spira M. Basal cell carcinoma: an overview of tumor biology and treatment. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2004 Apr;113(5):74E-94E.
