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    Male Pattern Baldness and Risk of Incident Skin Cancer in a Cohort of Men

    August 2016 in “ International Journal of Cancer ”
    Wen Qing Li, Eunyoung Cho, Jiali Han … Abrar A. Qureshi
    Studysummary This study reports that male-pattern baldness may be linked to an increased risk of skin cancer, particularly for tumors located on the scalp.
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