Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Research from Beaumont Hospital in the area of squamous cell carcinoma described
Published in Gene Therapy Weekly, August 21st, 2008
"Renal transplant recipients incur markedly higher rates of nonmelanoma skin cancer, including both basal and squamous cell carcinoma, by unknown mechanisms that are thought to be activated by long-term immunosuppression. These tumors typically arise in sun-exposed areas of the skin and are biologically more aggressive in renal transplant recipients compared with nontransplant the incidence of squamous cell carcinoma is generally 2- to 3-fold higher Interestingly also patients,. than that of basal cell carcinoma in renal transplant recipients, which is a reversal of the trend in the nontransplant population," scientists writing in the journal Human Pathology report.
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Source: Gene Therapy Weekly (2008-08-21)
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