title: Skin cancer and photoaging in ethnic skin.
abstract: Skin cancer prevalence in ethnic skin is low. Squamous cell carcinoma, hypopigmented mycosis fungoides, and acral lentiginous melanoma are the most serious types of skin cancer noted in the darker-skinned population. Photoaging occurs less frequently and is less severe in ethnic skin.
authors.affiliation: Departament of Dermatology, Howard University College of Medicine, 2041 Georgia Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20060, USA.
authors.forename: Rebat M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Halder
authors.forename: Collette J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Ara
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018570:Risk Assessment; D017678:Sex Distribution; D015595:Skin Aging; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology