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ITSCC PATIENT EDUCATION PAMPHLET
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- Squamous cell carcinoma is 65 times more common in transplant recipients than in non-transplant patients
- Kidney transplant patients are nearly four times more likely to develop melanoma
- In Australia, after the fourth post-transplant year, 25% of heart transplant patients actually die from skin cancer
- Only 54% of transplant recipients remembered receiving advice about skin cancer
- Only 40% of kidney transplant recipients reported using sunscreen, and 90% of those used sunscreen with a sun protection factor of less than 10
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Survey Request
We are looking at funding opportunities for a transplant skin cancer registry. A knowledge of which transplant centers are associated with our members and a rough idea of how many transplant patients are being followed would be helpful in this process. Please provide us with these brief details regarding your transplant practice. Click here to take survey
Board Nominations
We are accepting nominations to the 2012-2013 ITSCC Board of Directors
Self-nominations are welcomed!
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June 16-18, 2011
Skin Care in Organ Transplant Patients (SCOPE)
European Collaborative Group
Dundee, UK »
March 15, 2012
5:00 - 8:00 pm
ITSCC Annual Membership and Business Meeting
San Diego, CA »
March 16, 2012
8:00 - 11:00 am
ITSCC Board of Directors Meeting
San Diego, CA »