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Epidemiology of basal cell carcinoma: scholarly review.
The British journal of dermatology - 1 Aug 2017
Verkouteren J A C, Ramdas K H R, Wakkee M, Nijsten T
Abstract excerpt
Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common cancer in white-skinned individuals with increasing incidence rates worldwide. Patients with BCC place a large burden on healthcare systems, because of the high incidence and the increased risk of synchronous and metachronous BCCs and other ultraviolet radiation (UVR) related skin cancers (i.e. field cancerization). As a result, the disability-adjusted life years and...
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