Dramatic Increase in Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer May be Linked to Actinic Keratosis Posted By : Grant Ferns

Recent studies have shown that nonmelanoma skin cancers are on the rise. In fact, a study published in Archives of Dermatology claimed that the amount of procedures performed for nonmelanoma cancers had risen almost 50 per cent from 1992 to 2006. Based on these numbers, experts assure us that we are in the midst of an epidemic.