Trends in basal cell carcinoma incidence and identification of high-risk subgroups, 1998-2012

MM Asgari, HH Moffet, GT Ray… - JAMA …, 2015 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The incidence of basal cell carcinomas (BCCs) is increasing globally, but
incidence rates in the United States are difficult to quantify because BCCs are not reportable
tumors. Objective To estimate annual BCC incidence rates by age, sex, and race/ethnicity to
identify demographically distinct high-risk subgroups and to assess changes in rates over
time. Design, Setting, and Participants In this retrospective cohort study (January 1, 1998,
through December 31, 2012), we studied 147 093 patients with BCC from Kaiser …