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{{CMG}}; '''Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:''' [[User:Aditya Govindavarjhulla|Aditya Govindavarjhulla, M.B.B.S.]] [mailto:agovi@perfuse.org], [[User:Raviteja Reddy Guddeti|Raviteja Guddeti, M.B.B.S.]] [mailto:rgudetti@perfuse.org] | {{CMG}}; '''Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:''' [[User:Aditya Govindavarjhulla|Aditya Govindavarjhulla, M.B.B.S.]] [mailto:agovi@perfuse.org], [[User:Raviteja Reddy Guddeti|Raviteja Guddeti, M.B.B.S.]] [mailto:rgudetti@perfuse.org] | ||
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The risk factors for the [[Squamous cell carcinoma]] (SCC) include prolonged sunlight exposure, UV radiation, smoking, drugs etc | The risk factors for the [[Squamous cell carcinoma]] (SCC) include prolonged sunlight exposure, UV radiation, smoking, drugs etc | ||
== Common Risk Factors == | == Risk Factors == | ||
=== Common Risk Factors === | |||
Common risk factors for the development of the disease inlcude: | Common risk factors for the development of the disease inlcude: | ||
* Chronic sun exposure. | * Chronic sun exposure. | ||
* Fair skin | * Fair skin | ||
* Elderly age (>45 yrs) | * Elderly age (>45 yrs) | ||
* Male sex | * Male sex | ||
* Smoking | |||
=== Less Common Risk factors === | |||
== Less Common Risk factors == | |||
* Personal History of a skin cancer previously | * Personal History of a skin cancer previously | ||
* [[Xeroderma Pigmentosa]] | * [[Xeroderma Pigmentosa]] | ||
* Drugs that cause photo-sensitivity like [[ibuprofen]], [[isotretinoin]] etc., | * Drugs that cause photo-sensitivity like [[ibuprofen]], [[isotretinoin]] etc., | ||
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* Skin inflammation or injury. | * Skin inflammation or injury. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Govindavarjhulla, M.B.B.S. [2], Raviteja Guddeti, M.B.B.S. [3]
Overview
The risk factors for the Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) include prolonged sunlight exposure, UV radiation, smoking, drugs etc
Risk Factors
Common Risk Factors
Common risk factors for the development of the disease inlcude:
- Chronic sun exposure.
- Fair skin
- Elderly age (>45 yrs)
- Male sex
- Smoking
Less Common Risk factors
- Personal History of a skin cancer previously
- Xeroderma Pigmentosa
- Drugs that cause photo-sensitivity like ibuprofen, isotretinoin etc.,
- Immuno suppression in post-transplantation patients
- Skin inflammation or injury.