Early detection and treatment of actinic keratosis can prevent its progress into skin cancer. Left untreated, these skin patches develop into a serious form of skin cancer, squamous cell carcinoma. Men are at a greater risk than women are.
<p><strong>Complications and Risk Factors for Actinic Keratosis</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Actinic Keratosis: Complications</strong></p>
<p>Early detection and treatment of actinic keratosis can prevent its progress into skin cancer. Left untreated, these skin patches develop into a serious form of skin cancer, squamous cell carcinoma. Such cancerous cells grow fast. They easily spread not only to surrounding tissues but also to other parts of your body.</p>
<p><strong>Actinic Keratosis: Risk Factors</strong></p>
<p>Common risk factors of actinic keratosis include:</p>
<p><strong>Skin Type:</strong> If you are fair-skinned and blue-eyed, you are at a higher risk for actinic keratosis. If your skin type is Fitzpatrick type I or II, it has a greater tendency to burn than to tan. This leads to actinic keratosis. If your skin type is Fitzpatrick type III, IV, or V, incidence is almost non-existent.</p>
<p><strong>Exposure to Sun:</strong> If you work outdoors or are exposed to UV rays for long periods, you develop actinic keratosis. Sometimes excessive exposure to UV rays could cause actinic keratosis even in dark-skinned people.</p>
<p><strong>Age:</strong> If you are 40 years and above, you are at a higher risk, if combined with prolonged exposure to sun’s rays.</p>
<p><strong>Sex:</strong> Men are at a greater risk than women are &#8211; presumably due to outdoor occupation and greater exposure to UV rays.</p>
<p><strong>Weak Immune System:</strong> If you are on chemotherapy, AIDS or organ transplant medications, or suffer from leukemia, you have a higher chance of developing actinic keratosis.</p>
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