Are there any relation between skin inflammatory conditions & skin cancer ?

Question

What do blood tests for inflammatory markers in look for? Can they detect all or some cancers?

Answer 1

Yes: Any site with long standing inflammation can accumulate deleterious changes that may lead to cancer. Skin oner the site of chronic osteomyelitis is know to develop squamous cell cancer.

Answer 2

Inflammation/Cancer: For investigative cutaneous biologists a link between inflammation and skin cancer is a topic frequently discussed when multi-stage chemical carcinogenesis and photocarcinogenesis models are presented. Indeed, the inflammatory process includes the release of cytokines, growth factors, chemotactic polypeptides, and prostaglandins, which have become favorite targets for prevention of chemical induce.

Answer 3

Can increase risk: Chronic inflammatory skin conditions such as those from autoimmune conditions tend to increase the risk of non melanoma skin cancers. Particularly squamous cell carcinoma. This risk is usually due to changes in the immune system together with immunosuppression from drugs being used to treat the disease. Also patients who have had lots of phototherapy are at an increased risk.

Answer 4

Depends: Depends on which chronic skin inflammatory condition and which skin cancer. For instance squamous cell carcinomas can occur on the skin (and in the lung) at sites of chronic injury. Also depends on your definition of a chronic skin inflammatory condition, since doesn't that in some way include repetitive sunburns or tanning salon use?

Answer 5

Yes: Yes there is. It is important that you see your friendly dermatologist for routine complete skin examinations.

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