1. less than 1%; however this low percentage and from Kaiser-Permanente data from
2. still results in over a thousand deaths annu- Oregon. Extrapolation of these trends to
3. ally because of the frequency with which the entire U.S. population suggested that
4. these malignancies occur. Unfortunately 900 000 to 1 200 000 persons would be
5. NMSC mortality is poorly tracked by our diagnosed with NMSC nationwide in 1994