Survival after squamous cell and basal cell carcinoma of the skin: A retrospective cohort analysis.

ABSTRACT: A retrospective cohort analysis of survival after keratinocyte cancer (KC) was conducted using data from a large, population-based case-control study of KC in New Hampshire. The original study collected detailed information during personal interviews between 1993 and 2002 from individuals with squamous (SCC) and basal (BCC) cell carcinoma, and controls identified through the Department of Transportation, frequency-matched on age and sex. Participants without a history of non-skin cancer at enrolment were followed as a retrospective cohort to assess survival after either SCC or BCC, or a reference date for controls. Through 2009, cancers were identified from the New Hampshire State Cancer Registry and self-report; death information was obtained from state death certificate files and the Nat

SUBMITTER: Rees JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4478145 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature