Prevalence and Incidence of Bowen's disease

Bowen's disease Prevalence: Book Excerpts

• Causes and incidence - Squamous cell carcinoma

Prevalence/Incidence of Bowen's disease: Online Medical Books

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Squamous cell carcinoma: Causes and incidence
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

Predisposing factors associated with squamous cell carcinoma include overexposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays, the presence of premalignant lesions (such as actinic keratosis or Bowen's disease), X-ray therapy, ingestion of herbicides containing arsenic, chronic skin irritation and inflammation, exposure to local carcinogens (such as tar and oil), and hereditary diseases (such as xeroderma pigmentosum and albinism). (See Premalignant skin lesions.) Rarely, squamous cell carcinoma may develop on the site of smallpox vaccination, psoriasis, or chronic discoid lupus erythematosus.

Squamous cell carcinoma usually occurs in fair-skinned white males older than age 60. Outdoor employment and residence in a sunny, warm climate (southwestern United States and Australia, for example) greatly increase the risk of developing squamous cell carcinoma.

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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005

About prevalence and incidence statistics:

The term 'prevalence' of Bowen's disease usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Bowen's disease at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Bowen's disease refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Bowen's disease diagnosed each year. Hence, these two statistics types can differ: a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence, but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence. For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.

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