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Skin cancer is by far the most common cancer in Caucasian populations, surpassing all other cancers combined. The exact incidence is not known because many skin cancers are not reported by the treating physician and many others, being indolent, are never even treated. It is estimated that about 50% of all people over 65 will develop skin cancer and 25% will develop more than skin malignancy. As a result, most physicians will be asked to look at skin cancers on numerous occasions during their careers and should learn to identify suspicious lesions. Further, patients should be taught to identify such lesions. For both patient and physician education, a color atlas with appropriate legends is invaluable. When choices of treatments are available, consideration of patient preferences is appropriate.
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Friedman, R., Sherman, C.D. (1994). Skin Cancer. In: Love, R.R. (eds) Manual of Clinical Oncology. UICC International Union Against Cancer. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-85159-9_14
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