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Risk Factors
- Being exposed to a lot of natural sunlight.
- Being exposed to artificial sunlight, such as from tanning beds or psoralen and ultraviolet A (PUVA) therapy for psoriasis.
- Having an immune system weakened by disease, such as chronic lymphocytic leukemia or HIV infection.
- Taking drugs that make the immune system less active, such as after an organtransplant.
- Having a history of other types of cancer.
- Being older than 50 years, male, or white.
- people treated heavily with methoxsalen (psoralen) and ultraviolet A (PUVA) for psoriasis are at increased risk for MCC. [1]
References
- ↑ National Cancer Institute. Physician Data Query Database 2015. http://www.cancer.gov/publications/pdp