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What are some lesser-known factors that can increase the risk of developing SCC?

Skin Cancer

You, although typically we talk about uv light resulting in skin cancers, especially nonmelanoma skin cancers. Other risk factors include immunosuppression. Patients especially have had organ transplantation smokers and tobacco users, especially for lips and oral squamous cell carcinomas. And being male actually has a higher likelihood of developing skin cancer than being female as well.