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Association between Skin Cancer and Systemic and Ocular Comorbidities in South Korea.

Sul Hee LeeJun-Soo RoKee Yang ChungSang Hoon LeeYoung Lip ParkJung Eun KimSi Hyung Lee
Published in: Journal of clinical medicine (2021)
This is the first study to demonstrate associations between skin cancer and various systemic and ocular comorbidities. The results suggest that hypertension and macular degeneration may increase the risk of skin cancer development, or vice versa. Further studies are needed to evaluate the causal relationships between these conditions.
Keyphrases
  • skin cancer
  • blood pressure
  • optical coherence tomography
  • optic nerve
  • drug induced
  • cataract surgery