Keratinocyte Carcinoma

Radiotherapy and hematopoietic cell transplant increased the risk for keratinocyte carcinoma development in childhood cancer survivors, according to a study.

A combination of imiquimod 5% cream, 5-fluorouracil 2% solution and tretinoin 0.1% cream may be an effective chemoprevention option for reducing the incidences of keratinocyte carcinomas for at least 1 year, according to a study.

DENVER — Individuals with skin of color are more likely to have pigmented basal cell carcinoma and present with keratinocyte carcinoma at a younger age than white non-Hispanic individuals, according to a study presented here.

Nearly one-quarter of patients with keratinocyte carcinoma who experienced delays in Mohs micrographic surgical procedures due to the pandemic were more concerned about their cancer than COVID, according to a study.

Lung transplant recipients who were treated with voriconazole to prevent aspergillosis were significantly more likely than those who did not receive voriconazole to develop squamous cell carcinoma, according to a study.

A predominance of host-associated risk factors compared with transplant-associated risk factors has been identified in association with the development of keratinocyte carcinoma after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant, according to a study published in JAMA Dermatology.

Observational evidence identified a potential association between atopic dermatitis and an increased risk for keratinocyte carcinoma and kidney cancer, as well as lower odds of lung and respiratory system cancers, according to a meta-analysis in JAMA Dermatology.