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Apoptosis and immune response are responsible for the site-specific incidence of non-melanoma skin cancer.
Medical hypotheses - 1 Jan 2007
Manestar-Blazić Teo, Batinac Tanja, Hadzisejdić Ita, Brajac Ines
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UNLABELLED: Generally, the cumulative UV exposure correlates with the site-specific incidence of skin cancer but more detailed analysis showed that the frequency of BCC of some facial regions cannot be explained with site-specific UV exposure. Apoptosis plays a central role in cancer development due to suppressed process of programmed cell death. Anatomic localization, UV and senescence can influence expression...
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