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In people younger than 40 years, the combined rate of basal and squamous cell carcinomas increased by 74% from 1976 to 2003, Leslie J. Christenson, M.D., and colleagues have reported.
From 1976 to 1979, the combined incidence of basal and squamous cell carcinoma was 19/100,000. In 2000-2003, the rate had increased to 33/100,000.
The biggest increase occurred in basal cell carcinomas (BCC) in...
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