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A recent study has revealed the fact that people who have skin cancer are at high risk of developing an oral cancer, especially in individuals who are smokers. This link between skin cancer and oral cancer is based on a clinical study.
A recent study has revealed the fact that people who
have skin cancer are at high risk of developing an oral cancer, especially in
individuals who are smokers. This link
between skin cancer and oral cancer is based on a clinical study.
In this study there were about 21,000 people of whose data was collected and these were the ones who got treatment for non-melanoma skin cancer and about 1,800 individuals who suffered from malignant skin cancer.
This data was then compared with individuals who had no skin cancer to determine the incidence of oral cancer with the ones who got treatment for skin cancer. The comparison revealed stunning results.
It was found that the individuals who had non-melanoma skin cancer were the ones who had an increased risk of developing an oral cancer and that risk rose up to about 57%. The next thing that they found by putting the scores side by side that the individuals suffering from malignant skin cancers (melanoma) had double the chance of developing an oral cancer or a different type of skin cancer.
The scientists concluded that those individuals who had skin cancer had a very high chance of developing another kind of skin cancer or cancers that are related to smoking. It is also important to note here that most skin cancers occur due to the sun related skin damage.
Therefore in order to prevent skin cancers it is truly important to take all the steps necessary to avoid sun related damage to the skin, as well as cut down smoking because it also a major factor that can cause cancer.
In this study there were about 21,000 people of whose data was collected and these were the ones who got treatment for non-melanoma skin cancer and about 1,800 individuals who suffered from malignant skin cancer.
This data was then compared with individuals who had no skin cancer to determine the incidence of oral cancer with the ones who got treatment for skin cancer. The comparison revealed stunning results.
It was found that the individuals who had non-melanoma skin cancer were the ones who had an increased risk of developing an oral cancer and that risk rose up to about 57%. The next thing that they found by putting the scores side by side that the individuals suffering from malignant skin cancers (melanoma) had double the chance of developing an oral cancer or a different type of skin cancer.
The scientists concluded that those individuals who had skin cancer had a very high chance of developing another kind of skin cancer or cancers that are related to smoking. It is also important to note here that most skin cancers occur due to the sun related skin damage.
Therefore in order to prevent skin cancers it is truly important to take all the steps necessary to avoid sun related damage to the skin, as well as cut down smoking because it also a major factor that can cause cancer.
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