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Basal Cell Cancer
Researchers from University of Turku publish findings in basal cell cancer
December 18th, 2007
"Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common skin cancer of the eyelid, showing an increasing incidence in the white population. The authors studied the clinical characteristics and the treatment results of BCC of the eyelid in southwestern Finland during 1977-1997," scientists in Turku, Finland report. "The authors reviewed the case records of 191 patients with BCC of the eyelids treated at the Turku University Eye Clinic during 1977-1997. The mean follow-up period after the treatment was 8.6 +/- 5.2 years. The 191 patients had altogether 194 BCC tumors of the eyelid with the mean diameter of the tumor being smaller than 10 mm in 77.3% of cases. Of the 194 BCC tumors...
Source: cancer weekly (2007-12-18)
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