Almost 5.5 million NMSCs were treated in 2012.
Because nonmelanoma skin cancers (NMSCs) are not formally registered in any national database, the actual number of these lesions has been a subject of debate. Investigators used U.S. government administrative data to estimate the total number of new skin cancer diagnoses and look at the change from 2006 to 2012.
These authors used national survey data and two Medicare databases to estimate the incidence of NMSC (keratinocyte carcinomas) in the U.S. population in 2012 and the incidence of basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) in the 2012 Medicare fee-for-service population. The total number of fee-for-service Medicare skin cancer procedures increased from 2,048,517 to 2,321,058 (13%) over the 7 years of the study. The …
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DisclosuresConsultant / advisory board Lubax; WorldCare Clinical
EquityLubax
Grant / Research support NIH; Department of Defense; American Skin Association; Piramal
Editorial boardsBritish Journal of Dermatology; Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology; Journal of Investigative Dermatology
Leadership positions in professional societies American Academy of Dermatology (Chair, Skin Cancer and Melanoma Committee); American Board of Dermatology (Director)
DisclosuresConsultant / advisory board Lubax; WorldCare Clinical
EquityLubax
Grant / Research support NIH; Department of Defense; American Skin Association; Piramal
Editorial boardsBritish Journal of Dermatology; Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology; Journal of Investigative Dermatology
Leadership positions in professional societies American Academy of Dermatology (Chair, Skin Cancer and Melanoma Committee); American Board of Dermatology (Director)