The Incidence of Skin Cancer in Southern Arizona (Tucson)

Michael M. Schreiber; Seymour I. Shapiro; Carl Z. Berry; Richard F. Dahlen; Robert P. Friedman

doi:10.1001/archderm.1971.04000200012003

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August 1971

The Incidence of Skin Cancer in Southern Arizona (Tucson)

Michael M. Schreiber, MD; Seymour I. Shapiro, MD; Carl Z. Berry, MD; et al Richard F. Dahlen, MD; Robert P. Friedman, MD

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Tucson, Ariz

From the Section of Dermatology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson.

Arch Dermatol. 1971;104(2):124-127. doi:10.1001/archderm.1971.04000200012003

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A frequency of 422 skin cancers per 100,000 population, documented by positive biopsy counts occurred in the area of southern Arizona serviced by the city of Tucson. The figure is 20% above the highest reported for any area previously, and 34% above the highest documented report in the literature.

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