Sadegh Amini, MD; Martha H. Viera, MD; Whitney Valins, BS; Brian Berman, MD, PhD

University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, Miami, Florida Read the rest of this article »

Joel L. Cohen, MD
Dr. Cohen is from the Department of Dermatology, University of Colorado, Denver; AboutSkin Dermatology and DermSurgery, Englewood, Colorado Read the rest of this article »

Grace K. Kim, DO; Dermatology Research Fellow, Mohave Skin & Cancer Clinics, Las Vegas, Nevada

James Q. Del Rosso, DO, FAOCD; Dermatology Residency Director, Valley Hospital Medical Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, and Dermatology Research Director, Mohave Skin & Cancer Clinics, Las Vegas, Nevada

Susun Bellew, DO; Dermatology Resident (PGY-3), Valley Hospital Medical Center, Las Vegas, Nevada

Abstract
Since the 1960s, basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma among the Caucasian population have increased 3 to 8 percent annually. Although Asians display relative protection from basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma, incidence rates of these nonmelanoma skin cancers have been increasing over the past three decades. With changing demographics and a steady rise in the minority population in the United States, there is an increased need for further studies of cutaneous malignancies within Asian and other ethnic populations. This article reviews nonmelanoma skin cancers in the Asian population with an insight into contributing factors, such as skin type, occupation, cultural practices, and genetic components.

(J Clin Aesthetic Dermatol. 2009;2(8):39–42.) Read the rest of this article »