Clinical characteristics and awareness of skin cancer in Hispanic patients.
Skin cancer in darker skin is associated with considerable morbidity and mortality. We sought to assess the clinical characteristics of cutaneous malignancy amongst Hispanic skin cancer patients and compare them to age-matched non-Hispanic Caucasians. In this retrospective study, 150 Hispanic skin cancer patients were identified from electronic medical records and age-matched to 150 non-Hispanic Caucasian controls with skin cancer. The incidence of actinic keratoses (AKs) in Hispanic skin cancer patients (34.0%) was statistically lower than age-matched non-Hispanic Caucasian skin cancer controls (61.3%, P <0.001; odds ratio, 3.08; 95% confidence interval, 1.92 - 4.93). Moreover, non-Hispanic Caucasian SCC (squamous cell cancer) controls were much more likely to report AKs (36.1%, P = 0.003) than Hispanic SCC patients (25.0%, P = 0.19). This study illustrates a lower incidence of AKs in Hispanic skin cancer patients as compared to their age-matched non-Hispanic Caucasians. The Hispanic skin malignancies present at a more advanced state and there is usually a lack of awareness in such cases. Therefore, patient knowledge and education is crucial for early detection and prevention of skin cancer in the Hispanic population.
University of Texas Medical School at Houston.
Saba
S
Javed
Syed A
SA
Javed
Rana M
RM
Mays
Stephen K
SK
Tyring
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D055623:Keratosis, Actinic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016353:Self-Examination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D012880:Skin Pigmentation; D013473:Sunscreening Agents; D013781:Texas / Q000453:epidemiology; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology; D055815:Young Adult
D013473:Sunscreening Agents