HPV & Cancer: What You Need to Know

Inflammation of the skin often occurs with autoimmune diseases, such as Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, vitiligo or psoriasis. People whose immune systems are weakened by other causes also have a higher risk of vulnar and penile cancer. “It is particularly important that these dermatoses, which primarily cause unpleasant itching and pain, should be treated quickly, because treatment of the dermatoses in accordance with guidelines reduces the risk of cancer,” said dermatopathologist Sigrid Regauer from the Medical University of Graz. Dermatopathology is a subfield of dermatology and pathology that deals with the diagnosis of pathological changes in the skin.