A summary of the updated report on the incidence and epidemiological trends of keratinocyte cancers in the UK 2013-2018

A summary of the updated report on the incidence and epidemiological trends of keratinocyte cancers in the UK 2013-2018

Skin cancer is the commonest cancer in the UK. Skin cancer referrals via the two-week wait (urgent suspected cancer) pathway outnumber any other suspected malignancy.1, 2 The commonest skin cancers are keratinocyte cancers (KCs) which represents Basal Cell Carcinomas (BCC) and Cutaneous Squamous Cel...

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Veröffentlicht in:The British journal of dermatology 2021-09, Vol.186 (2), p.367-369
Hauptverfasser: Kwiatkowska, M, Ahmed, S, Ardern-Jones, MR, Bhatti, LA, Bleiker, TO, Gavin, A, Hussain, S, Huws, DW, Irvine, L, Langan, SM, Millington, GWM, Mitchell, H, Murphy, R, Paley, L, Proby, CM, Thomson, CS, Thomas, R, Turner, C, Vernon, S, Venables, ZC
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Skin cancer is the commonest cancer in the UK. Skin cancer referrals via the two-week wait (urgent suspected cancer) pathway outnumber any other suspected malignancy.1, 2 The commonest skin cancers are keratinocyte cancers (KCs) which represents Basal Cell Carcinomas (BCC) and Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinomas (cSCC). Accurate KC incidence reporting is crucial for healthcare planning.
ISSN:0007-0963
DOI:10.1111/bjd.20764