title: Squamous-cell and basal-cell carcinomas in black patients.
abstract: Squamous-cell and basal-cell carcinomas of the skin are rare in black patients. Etiologic factors, body distribution, and aggressiveness of these cancers in blacks are discussed. The roles of ultraviolet light and pigment dispersion are noted.
mesh_terms: D044383:Black People; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013714:Tennessee; D001741:Black or African American