Epidemiology and economic burden of nonmelanoma skin cancer.
The authors present a succinct summary of the incidence and costs of nonmelanoma skin cancers. They present incidence and health care costs for this disease from Australia, United States, and Europe, noting that NMSC care cost stands in fifth place after prostate, lung, colon, and breast carcinomas.
Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head Neck Surgery, Sisli Etfal Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Burak Ömür
BÖ
Cakir
Peter
P
Adamson
Cemal
C
Cingi
D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000191:economics* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000191:economics* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D017048:Health Care Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000191:economics* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology