Actinic keratosis represents one of modern healthcare’s most overlooked and dangerous skin conditions. With global prevalence estimates of 14% and higher rates observed in older populations and those with significant UV exposure, the precancerous condition poses a significant risk to long-term health when left untreated or undiagnosed.1
“It’s really important that not just dermatologists, but that general physicians, internal medicine doctors are familiar with this diagnoses, because they do have potential to transform into non melanoma skin cancers, and they also are a marker of a risk factor that you may develop, even melanoma,” said Elizabeth Hale, MD, clinical associate professor of Dermatology at NYU Langone Medical Center and senior vice president of the Skin Cancer Foundation, in an interview with HCPLive…