Non-melanoma skin cancers are cutaneous malignancies representing the most common
form of cancer in the United States. They are comprised predominantly of basal cell …

Every living organism on the surface of the earth is exposed to the ultraviolet (UV) fraction of
the sunlight. This electromagnetic energy has both life‐giving and life‐endangering effects …

UV radiation is acknowledged as the primary cause of photocarcinogenesis and therefore
contributes to the development of skin cancer entities such as squamous cell carcinoma …

The p16 INK4a and p14 ARF tumor suppressor genes (TSGs) are encoded within the
CDKN2A locus on chromosome 9p21 and function as cell cycle regulatory proteins in the …

Human papillomaviruses (HPV) infect cutaneous and mucosal epithelia and induce benign
and malignant lesions. Non‐melanoma skin cancer (NMSC), encompassing basal cell …

The epidermis is a self-renewing tissue. The balance between proliferation and
differentiation processes is tightly regulated to ensure the maintenance of the stem cell (SC) …

Background: The significance of BRAF mutations, microsatelite instability (MSI) status and
cyclin D1 expression in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) was evaluated …

MATERIALS AND METHODS Patients and samples Breast cancer Blood samples were
collected at the Prolepsis (centre for breast cancer diagnosis and research in Athens …

Actinic keratosis (AK) is a well-established pre-cancerous skin lesion that has the potential
to progress to squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). We investigated the involvement of the …

Although much attention has been devoted to a detailed genomic exposition of cutaneous
melanoma, other nonmelanoma skin cancers have also recently been subjected to similar …