Correlation Between Skin Carotenoid Levels and Previous History of Skin Cancer
| Status: | Archived |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Skin Cancer, Cancer, Cancer |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Oncology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | Any |
| Updated: | 7/1/2011 |
| Start Date: | February 2009 |
| End Date: | September 2011 |
Comparison of Skin Carotenoid Levels Between Subjects With History of Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Subjects With History of Basal Cell Carcinoma Versus a Control Group
The purpose of this study is to determine the difference of skin carotenoid levels between
subjects with previous squamous cell carcinomas (SCC), subjects with previous basal cell
carcinomas (BCC) and a control group.
There has been experimental and clinical research evaluating association of different
carotenoids and incidence of malignancies, including Non- Melanoma Skin Cancer (NMSC). An
easy and inexpensive way to determine which subjects would benefit from supplementation with
carotenoids or retinoids could be the measurement of skin carotenoid levels.The least
invasive way to perform it is through Raman spectroscopy which is a technique that uses a
laser light that can be used to quantify carotenoids on the skin. We will compare the skin
carotenoid levels of subjects with previous history of SCC or BCC and subjects without
history of previous NMSC.
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