335 Prevalence and risk factors for high-frequency basal cell carcinoma in a large commercially insured population in the US

Patients with high-frequency non-syndromic basal cell carcinomas (BCCs) have not been systematically studied in the US due to lack of national registries. Previous studies have focused on risk factors for developing multiple BCCs, defined as ≥2 BCCs, but few have evaluated patients with high-frequency BCCs. This retrospective study of a commercially insured US population within the Truven MarketScan database from 2012-2015 defines high-frequency BCCs (non-basal cell nevus syndrome (BCNS)) as developing 12-19 BCCs within 4 years.
Source: Journal of Investigative Dermatology - Category: Dermatology Authors: Tags: Clinical Research: Epidemiology of Skin Diseases Source Type: research