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Incidence of non-melanoma skin cancer
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An estimated 4 million new lesions arise every year in the USA
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It is a disease of the elderly, more than half of new patients are
65 years or older
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Nearly 30% of Caucasians living in areas of exposure to high
ultraviolet radiation will develop a NMSC in their lifetime
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The incidence rate is increasing 3-6% per year and continues
to rise as the population ages
H. W. Rogers, et al,
“Incidence Estimate of
Nonmelanoma Skin
Cancer in the United
States, 2006,”
Arch
Dermatol, vol. 146, no.
3, pp. 283-287, 2010.