Skin cancer in skin of color

HM Gloster Jr, K Neal - Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 2006 - Elsevier
Skin cancer is less common in persons with skin of color than in light-skinned Caucasians
but is often associated with greater morbidity and mortality. Thus, it is crucial that physicians
become familiar with skin cancer in persons of color so as to maximize the likelihood of early
detection of these tumors. In dark-skinned ethnic groups, squamous cell carcinoma is most
common; squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma usually occur on nonsun-exposed sites;
and ultraviolet radiation is not an important etiologic factor for skin cancer with the exception …