BACKGROUND Albinism is a genetic disorder characterized by lack of skin pigmentation. It has a worldwide distribution but is commoner in areas close to the equator like Nigeria. Skin cancers are a major risk associated with albinism and are thought to be a major cause of death in African albinos. Challenges faced in the care of these patients need to be highlighted in order to develop a holisti...

Non-melanoma cutaneous carcinomas, or skin cancers, predominantly squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs), are the most common malignancies occurring in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs). Squamous cell carcinoma risk is dramatically elevated in KTRs, occurring at rates of up 45-250 times those reported in general populations. New non-melanoma skin cancers in KTRs with a prior non-melanoma skin cancer...

Cancer of the skin is the most common form of malignancy in humans and is divided into two categories – non-malignant skin cancer and cutaneous melanoma. Non-melanoma skin cancer (basal cell and small cell carcinoma) make up a vast majority of skin cancers. According to data from National Cancer Institute (NCI) in 2012, more than 2 million new cases of non-melanomas will be identified with less...

Skin cancer can be categorized into cutaneous melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC). The latter includes such histologies as Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC), basal cell carcinoma (BCC), and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). Of these, BCC and SCC are the most common skin cancers of the head and neck while malignant melanoma is the most aggressive. Sunscreen protection and early evaluation of susp...

Non-melanoma skin cancers, including basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma are most frequently observed neoplasms worldwide. Their incidence has steadily been growing. Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma is more common than basal cell carcinoma in dark complexion individuals. Every year, more than one million new cases of non-melanoma skin cancers (NMSC) are identified in the United St...

this study was carried out as a pilot project in imam-khotneini, a teaching general hospital mainly dealing with cases of reconstructive surgery. the age of onset! geographical distribution, histologic type and other features ofskin cancer in iran were determined. the most coftutloll neoplasm in both sexes was bee the age group 0/65 and over had higher rate of acquired skin cancers. east aiarbu...

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) declared arsenic a class I carcinogen. Arsenic exposure induces several forms of human cancers, including cancers of skin, lung, liver, and urinary bladder. The majority of the arsenic-induced cancers occur in skin. Among these, the most common is Bowen's disease, characterized by epidermal hyperplasia, full layer epidermal dysplasia, leadi...

Liposomes containing the immunomodulator muramyltripeptide phosphatidylethanolamine (MTP-PE) or free saline were injected i.v. into BALB/c mice with autochthonous skin cancers induced by chronic exposure to ultraviolet irradiation. Treatment with liposomes containing MTP-PE produced significant retardation in the growth of the primary autochthonous skin cancers and significantly prolonged survi...

Between 1994 and 2011, an average of 6,899 cases of invasive skin cancer was diagnosed per year in Ireland. Malignant melanoma accounted for just over 8% of this number; the vast bulk of all invasive skin cancers being non-melanomatous subtypes, of which over 6,300 were diagnosed each year (Table 1). Over 95% of these “nonmelanoma” skin cancers were histologically diagnosed and almost all were ...