Risk of Skin Cancer and Actinic Keratosis in Patients with Rosacea: A Nationwide Population-based Cohort Study

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The association between rosacea and skin cancer remains inconclusive, with conflicting reports. The aim of this nationwide population-based cohort study was to determine the risk of skin cancer in patients with rosacea. A rosacea cohort (n = 11,420) was formulated and evaluated from 2010 to 2019. The incidence rate ratios of actinic keratosis, cutaneous melanoma, keratinocyte carcinoma and gastric, colorectal, and liver cancer were analysed in comparison with a matched control group, and...

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[CoralWurth]

This is terrible. I recently beat rosacea. I can't even imagine that it can develop into cancer.

[WilliamTgs]

I recently got over liver cancer. Reading such studies is not very cool. However, it is good that scientists are studying cancer and trying to find ways to cope with it.