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Patients with nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) may experience symptoms of itch and pain, which we previously reported to be associated with overall degree of inflamation . Specific mediators underlying itch and pain in NMSCs have not been studied, so immunohistochemistry was performed for mediators involved in these pathways. 60 subjects from a tissue repository were included in this study for a total of 50 histopathologically confirmed NMSCs and 10 healthy controls. Participants were asked to rank their current itch and pain intensities at the time and location of biopsy on a 11-point numerical rating scale (NRS).