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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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Updated on Tuesday, September 8th, 2009

ITSCC

March 4, 2010
5:00 - 8:00 pm
ITSCC Annual Membership and Business Meeting
Loews Miami Beach, FL »
Please RSVP for the membership meeting

March 5, 2010
8:00 - 10:00 am
ITSCC Board of Directors Meeting
Loews Miami Beach, FL »

June 10-13, 2010
Skin Care in Organ Tranplant Patients of Europe (SCOPE) Annual Meeting
Oslo, Norway »

October 14-17, 2010
ITSCC-Scope Retreat
Essex, MA »