Non-melanoma skin cancer: Importance of gender, immunosuppressive status and vitamin D

作者：Oberyszyn Tatiana M^*

来源：Cancer Letters, 2008, 261(2): 127-136.

DOI：10.1016/j.canlet.2008.01.009

• ultraviolet light
• solid organ transplants
• male
• female
• vitamin D

Ultraviolet light B (UVB) is responsible for the majority of cutaneous damage and is believed to be the single most important etiologic agent in the development of non-melanoma skin cancers (NMSC). These skin tumors are by far the most common form of cancer in humans, with over I million new cases identified in the United States each year. Several risk factors exist, which increase the chance of a patient developing NMSC including gender, immunosuppressive status and more controversially vitamin D levels. The present review provides an overview of each of these areas.

• 出版日期2008-3-18