Squamous cell carcinoma of the skin risk factors
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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 of the disease include sun exposure, UV radiation, smoking, drugs etc
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.
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