Solid organ transplant patients are at higher risk of skin cancer and require coordinated care, Mayo Clinic researchers find

More than half of all patients who receive solid organ transplants will have an incidence of skin cancer at some point — most often a nonmelanoma cancer, such as basal cell carcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma. This increased risk can be several hundred times higher than in the general population. The increased risk is related to long-term immunosuppressive therapy required for transplanted organ survival, which a ffects the immune system's ability to monitor cells for abnormalities.…
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