Research Letter

Lichen Sclerosus Prevalence and Squamous Cell Carcinoma Development in Female Medicare Beneficiaries

JAMA Dermatology 10.1001/jamadermatol.2025.2257

July 23, 2025 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This cohort study examines the prevalence of vulvar lichen sclerosus and subsequent incidence of vulvar cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma or vulvar cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma in situ among Medicare beneficiaries 65 years or older.

Corresponding Author: Mackenzie R. Wehner, MD, MPhil, Department of Health Services Research, Department of Dermatology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1400 Pressler St, Unit 1444, Houston, TX 77030 (mwehner@mdanderson.org).

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