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Review
. 2024;16(2):134-144.
doi: 10.2174/2589977515666230627154048.

Skin Cancer: An Insight on its Association with Aging, Pathogenesis and Treatment Strategies

Divya Sharma  1   2 , Nikhil Singh  1 , Shikha Srivastava  1   3
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Review

Skin Cancer: An Insight on its Association with Aging, Pathogenesis and Treatment Strategies

Divya Sharma et al. Curr Drug Res Rev. 2024.

Abstract

Skin cancer is one of the deadly diseases of the skin characterized by pain and uncontrolled growth of cells. The pathogenesis of skin cancer involves the uncontrolled division of abnormal cells in the part of the body affected by an accumulation of genome variation over the course of a lifetime. The incidence of skin cancer has been increasing all over the world and has been reported more in old-aged persons. Furthermore, aging plays a vital role in promoting malignancy. Cancer necessitates lifelong administration of drugs to maintain the quality of life. The major challenge of treatment is the side effects associated with these drugs. Novel and targeted approaches are now formulated to explore as an alternative measure to treat cancer. The current review summarizes the pathogenesis of cancer and its treatment strategies. These approaches are discussed with regard to the drugs, mechanism of action, causative factors, distribution of cancer, mortality rate, and treatment strategies.

Keywords: Cancer; aging; causative factors.; herbal extracts; skin cancer; treatment strategies.

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