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Risk Factor Profiles Differ for Single vs. Multiple BCCs
Risk Factor Profiles Differ for Single vs. Multiple BCCs
S Worcester
20100716
2010 Aug 16
Elsevier Global Medical News
Risk Factor Profiles Differ for Single vs. Multiple BCCs
Elsevier Global Medical News. 2010 Aug 16, S Worcester
The risk profiles for individuals who develop single vs. multiple basal cell carcinoma lesions differ, according to findings from the Rotterdam Study.Of the 10,820 eligible members of the two cohorts used for the large, Dutch, population-based study, 361 (3%) were diagnosed with a single initial basal cell carcinoma (BCC) lesion, and 163 (1.5%) were diagnosed with subsequent BCC lesions during the study period. After adjusting for numerous factors such as sex, age, hair and eye color, tendency to...