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Over the period 1966–1995, based on 11 662 patients, the incidence of squamous cell carcinoma of the skin increased three to four times in Norway mainly as a result of an increased number of localized tumours. In men, cancer of the auricle was the second most common site; in women the incidence was low.
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Iversen, T., Tretli, S. Trends for invasive squamous cell neoplasia of the skin in Norway. Br J Cancer 81, 528–531 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6690725
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