Head and Neck Cutaneous Cancer

Cutaneous cancer is the most commonly diagnosed malignancy in the United States with an estimated 3.5 million cases of nonmelanoma skin cancer diagnosed annually, in addition to 60,000 invasive melanoma cases.1,2 The incidence is growing at epidemic proportions: there has been a 263% increase in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) between the time periods of 1976 to 1984 and 2000 to 2010.1 This exponential growth is attributed to our aging patient population, outdoor lifestyle changes, increased use of tanning beds, sun-worshipping tendencies, advances in solid organ transplantation, and changes to the ozone.
Source: Otolaryngologic clinics of North America - Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Tags: Preface Source Type: research