One basal cell carcinoma boosts risk for future cancers. (Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer).(Brief Article)

Publication: Skin & Allergy News

Publication Date: 01-JUL-03

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SEVILLE, SPAIN -- Patients with a first episode of basal cell carcinoma have a more than 10fold increased annual risk of developing a second, primary basal cell carcinoma, compared with the general population, Dr. Francisco Revenga reported in a poster presentation at the Ninth World Congress on Cancers of...

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