Clinical Diagnosis of Actinic Keratosis Identifies an Elderly Population at High Risk of Developing Skin Cancer

BACKGROUNDDevelopment of actinic keratoses (AK) involves some of the same processes as nonmelanoma skin cancer and may serve as a marker for overall increased risk of skin cancer.OBJECTIVEThe objective of this study was to examine the risk of developing skin cancer in an elderly population with and