Therapeutic ionizing radiation and the incidence of basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma

MD Lichter, MR Karagas, LA Mott… - Archives of …, 2000 - jamanetwork.com
Objective To estimate the relative risk of developing basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and
squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) after receiving therapeutic ionizing radiation. Design
Population-based case-control study. Setting New Hampshire. Patients A total of 592 cases
of BCC and 289 cases of SCC identified through a statewide surveillance system and 536
age-and sex-matched controls selected from population lists. Main Outcome Measures
Histologically confirmed BCC and invasive SCC diagnosed between July 1, 1993, through …