Étude prospective de l'incidence des cancers cutanés dépistés en pratique dermatologique aux Antilles françaises

Although lower than in metropolitan France, the number of skin cancers diagnosed by dermatologists in the French West Indies is fairly high. In addition, this study indicates the significant incidence of basal cell carcinomas and melanomas in subjects with phototype V or VI, underreported in the literature. These findings highlight the need to begin longer-term studies and to include skin carcinomas in the cancer registry of the French West Indies in order to better identify their characteristics among the Caribbean population.