Patients who receive a diagnosis of the skin cancer basal cell carcinoma at a younger age-along with those who have red hair, a higher socioeconomic status and a cancerous lesion on their upper extremities-appear to be at higher risk of developing multiple cancers and require closer follow-up, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of Dermatology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. "Basal cell carcinoma is the most common type of cancer in people with European ancestry, and its incidence continues to increase steeply," the authors
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