Those who receive organ transplants and undergo antirejection drug regimens that suppress the immune system are among those at an increased for skin cancer. Additionally, those with autoimmune diseases are at a greater risk of the disease. With these types of conditions, the body mistakenly works to eliminate healthy tissue, as its ability to distinguish between healthy and diseased tissue is compromised. This can result in an increased risk of common types of skin cancer such as basal and squamous cell carcinomas.
Another condition linked with skin cancer in recent years is endometriosis, which involves tissue lining from the uterus lining failing to shed through the menstrual cycle and instead becoming trapped in another part of the body. A study published in Cancer Causes Control involving approximately 100,000 French women found that endometriosis might be related to an elevated risk of skin cancer.
