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Basal cell carcinoma (BCC)

• Most common human cancer 1 • Incidence: >1000/100000 in Australia; 1/100000 in Africa; 560/100000 in US • Incidence is increasing worldwide by up to 10% 2 • Average age at presentation: 60 years 3 • 80% occur in the head and neck region 4 • Locally aggressive, infiltrating cartilaginous and bone structures 3

1. Telfer NR, et al. Br J Dermatol 2008;150:35–48 2. Cigna E, et al. J Skin Cancer 2011; doi:10.1155/2011/476362 3. Hauschild A, J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 2008; Suppl1:S2–S4

4. Wong CSM, BMJ 2003; 327:794–798 Image provided by Prof. Ketty Peris