Basal Cell Cancer Risk Factors

New findings from University of Calabar, Department of Surgery describe advances in basal cell cancer risk factors

Published in Cancer Weekly, September 11th, 2007

A new study, "Basal cell carcinoma in five albino Africans from the south-eastern equatorial rain forest of Nigeria," is now available. According to a study from Calabar, Nigeria, "Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common cutaneous malignancy in the white population and occurs infrequently in dark-pigmented individuals. Albinism is an established risk factor for skin cancer in black Africans."

"We evaluated the clinical histories and treatment outcomes of patients with a histologic diagnosis of BCC, who were seen at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar, Nigeria between January 2000 and December 2004. Five albino Nigerians (two men, three women) with...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2007-09-11)

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