Risk of Skin Cancer among Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Treated with Ultraviolet B Phototherapy for Uraemic Pruritus: A Nationwide Cohort Study

• Main Authors: Mei-Ju Ko (Author), Jenq-Wen Huang (Author), Hon-Yen Wu (Author), Wan-Chuan Tsai (Author), Le-Yin Hsu (Author), Ping-Hsiu Tsai (Author), Kuo-Liong Chien (Author), Kuan-Yu Hung (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Medical Journals Sweden, 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The safety of ultraviolet B (UVB) phototherapy with respect to cutaneous carcinogenesis has not been established for patients with chronic kidney disease. To investigate this issue, a nationwide cohort study of 10,805 patients with advanced chronic kidney disease was conducted using data from the Na...