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Skin Cancer After Transplantation : Where Did We Come From , Where Do We Go ?
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Gerson, When Paul |
| Abstract | When Paul Gerson Unna first described a possible relationship between sunlight and development of cutaneous epithelioma, he would have had no idea of the impending public health epidemic of these tumours to be seen in the 100 years following his publication. The incidence of sun-related skin tumours, including melanoma, squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), and basal cell carcinoma (BCC), has been increasing in virtually every fair-skinned population in which they have been studied throughout the world. Nonmelanoma skin cancers (SCC and BCC) are now the most common cancers in Australia, occurring at least three times more commonly than all other cancers combined. By virtue of their number, they now comprise the biggest burden of all cancers to the health budget in Australia. Variations on this exist in many other countries where there are fair-skinned populations exposing large amounts of their skin to hot sunny climates. In Australia, the latest data suggest that at least two of three people born in the country will eventually develop one of the nonmelanoma skin cancers (NMSCs). There has been increasing awareness of the public health implications of skin cancer, as was initially reported in the incidence data. The mortality from NMSC has been traditionally very low, with the majority being from SCC. Many organisations have started public health programs on prevention and early detection of skin cancer. Much research is being done into the basic pathogenesis of these tumours, and our knowledge has expanded enormously. There is also much work being done on new forms of treatment, particularly topical treatments, which will gradually replace surgery over time. In the public health area there have been some remarkable changes in knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours in the sunlight in some countries, Australia in particular. There are early data suggesting a reversal in the increasing incidence and mortality caused by melanoma in younger cohorts in Australia and a similar change in incidence of BCC. But does this mean that we can sit back and relax with the reassurance that it will all be over soon? Of course the answer is no. There is a “new kid |
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| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
