Squamous cell carcinoma of the skin primary prevention

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Govindavarjhulla, M.B.B.S. [2],Raviteja Guddeti, M.B.B.S. [3]

Overview

Most cases of Squamous cell carcinoma are the result of exposure to sunlight and other forms of ultraviolet radiation. Primary prevention focuses primarily on protecting our self from these forms of radiation.

Primary Prevention

Squamous cell carcinoma can be prevented by taking the following precautions.

Chemoprevention:

References

  1. Green A, Williams G, Neale R, Hart V, Leslie D, Parsons P, Marks GC, Gaffney P, Battistutta D, Frost C, Lang C, Russell A (August 1999). "Daily sunscreen application and betacarotene supplementation in prevention of basal-cell and squamous-cell carcinomas of the skin: a randomised controlled trial". Lancet. 354 (9180): 723–9. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(98)12168-2. PMID 10475183.
  2. Moon TE, Levine N, Cartmel B, Bangert JL, Rodney S, Dong Q, Peng YM, Alberts DS (November 1997). "Effect of retinol in preventing squamous cell skin cancer in moderate-risk subjects: a randomized, double-blind, controlled trial. Southwest Skin Cancer Prevention Study Group". Cancer Epidemiol. Biomarkers Prev. 6 (11): 949–56. PMID 9367069.
  3. Weinstock MA, Bingham SF, Digiovanna JJ, Rizzo AE, Marcolivio K, Hall R, Eilers D, Naylor M, Kirsner R, Kalivas J, Cole G, Vertrees JE (June 2012). "Tretinoin and the prevention of keratinocyte carcinoma (Basal and squamous cell carcinoma of the skin): a veterans affairs randomized chemoprevention trial". J. Invest. Dermatol. 132 (6): 1583–90. doi:10.1038/jid.2011.483. PMID 22318383.


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