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A member asked:
I heard actinic keratosis is pre-cancerous. how long would it take one to turn into ca?
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Varies: This is like asking how long it takes a child to turn into an adult, in some ways. It takes much longer for a 2 year old to turn into an adult than a teenager. We think it takes a number of years to convert, but I have seen patients treated for an actinic keratosis return with a squamous cancer in that area in less than a year. Was it really an actinic keratosis or was it an early squamous cell?
Answered 8/1/2019
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