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Actinic Keratoses: Reconciling the Biology of Field Cancerization with Treatment Paradigms.
The Journal of investigative dermatology - 1 Apr 2021
Gilchrest Barbara A
Abstract excerpt
This Perspective briefly reviews the relationship between UV-induced mutations in habitually sun-exposed human skin and subsequent development of actinic keratoses (AKs) and skin cancers. It argues that field therapy rather than AK-selective therapy is the more logical approach to cancer prevention and hypothesizes that treatment early in the process of field cancerization, even prior to the appearance of AKs,...
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