Not exact matches
Fragile
skin that blisters easily: 90 percent of the patients that suffer
from the
skin condition recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (RDEB) develop rapidly progressing cutaneous
squamous cell carcinomas, a type of
skin cancer, by the age of 55.
New results
from a clinical trial involving more than 900 military veterans at high risk for keratinocyte carcinoma
skin cancer provides evidence that using the generic
skin cream fluorouacil 5 percent for two to four weeks may reduce the risk of a
squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) needing surgery by 75 percent within a year.
(Data and photos
from the
Skin Cancer Foundation)
Squamous Cell Carcinoma Basal
Cell Carcinoma Melanoma Fig, p. 489
In the last 36 months have you been diagnosed by or received treatment
from a medical professional for internal
cancer, melanoma or disorder of the blood (this excludes
squamous cell and basal
cell skin cancers)?