Increased prevalence of left-sided skin cancers
| Autor: | Scott W. Fosko, Susan T. Butler |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Automobile Driving Skin Neoplasms Gauche effect Ultraviolet Rays Population Dermatology Lentigo maligna Age Distribution Epidemiology medicine Carcinoma Prevalence Humans Sex Distribution education Melanoma Aged Retrospective Studies Aged 80 and over education.field_of_study business.industry Cancer Retrospective cohort study Environmental Exposure Middle Aged medicine.disease Surgery Skin Aging Carcinoma Basal Cell Carcinoma Squamous Cell Female Skin cancer business Carcinoma in Situ |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 63(6) |
| ISSN: | 1097-6787 |
| Popis: | Background Previous research has shown an increase in photodamage and precancers on the left side of the face. Objective We sought to determine whether there is a higher frequency of skin cancer development on the left side of the body than the right. Methods The study was a retrospective review of patients with skin cancer referred to our Mohs micrographic surgery and cutaneous oncology unit in 2004. Results When including all types of skin cancers and both sexes, more cancers occurred on the left (52.6%) than the right (47.4%) ( P = .059), with a stronger trend in men ( P = .042). There were significantly more malignant melanoma in situ on the left (31/42, 74%) than the right (11/42, 26%) ( P = .002). Limitations Population was comprised of patients referred to an academic medical center and often for Mohs micrographic surgery. Conclusions There were significantly more skin cancers on the left than the right side in men. This discrepancy was even more profound in malignant melanoma in situ. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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