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Incidence of invasive cancers following squamous cell skin cancer.
American journal of epidemiology - 1 Nov 1997
Levi F, Randimbison L, La Vecchia C, Erler G, Te V C
Abstract excerpt
The authors describe the incidence of new primary cancers among 4,639 cases of squamous cell skin cancer (SCC) diagnosed between 1974 and 1994 in the cancer registries of the Swiss cantons of Vaud and Neuchâtel (total person-years at risk = 23,152). Overall, 729 metachronous cancers were observed versus 527.6 expected, corresponding to a standardized incidence ratio (SIR) of 1.4 (95% confidence interval (CI)...
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