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. 2014 Jul 8;111(1):203-6.
doi: 10.1038/bjc.2014.265. Epub 2014 May 29.

Epidemiology of basal cell carcinoma in the United Kingdom: incidence, lifestyle factors, and comorbidities

D Reinau  1 , C Surber  2 , S S Jick  3 , C R Meier  4
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Epidemiology of basal cell carcinoma in the United Kingdom: incidence, lifestyle factors, and comorbidities

D Reinau et al. Br J Cancer. .

Abstract

Background: Little is known about the epidemiology of basal cell carcinoma (BCC).

Methods: Using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink, we calculated annual incidence rates. In a case-control analysis, we examined lifestyle factors and comorbidities.

Results: Incidence rose significantly between 2000 and 2011. Basal cell carcinoma risk was increased in alcohol drinkers (slightly) and immunocompromised patients, but reduced in smokers and individuals with abnormal weight.

Conclusions: Basal cell carcinoma places a growing public health burden. Lifestyle factors do not play a major role in pathogenesis, but immunosuppression is important.

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Figure 1
Sex-specific crude incidence rates (IRs) and age-standardised incidence rates (ASRs) of basal cell carcinoma first-time diagnoses in the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2011 (reference: European standard population, Waterhouse et al, 1976).
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