Effect of public education aimed at early diagnosis of malignant melanoma: cohort comparison study

In 2001, 109/162 (67%) patients attended their general practitioner within three months of noticing a worrying pigmented lesion, 40 (25%) attended between 3 and 12 months, and 13 (8%) waited longer (table). General practitioners referred 115 (71%) patients on the day of consultation, 41 (25%) within...

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Veröffentlicht in:	BMJ 2003-02, Vol.326 (7385), p.367-367
Hauptverfasser:	MacKie, Rona M, Bray, Caroline A, Leman, Joyce A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Cohort Studies Delayed diagnosis Dermatology Disease-Free Survival Educational diagnosis Female Health Education - organization & administration Humans Lesions Male Medical diagnosis Medical referrals Medical sciences Melanoma Melanoma - diagnosis Melanoma - pathology Melanoma - prevention & control Neoplasia Patient Acceptance of Health Care Patient education Public education Public health Referral and Consultation Skin cancer Skin Neoplasms - diagnosis Skin Neoplasms - pathology Skin Neoplasms - prevention & control Time Factors Tumors of the skin and soft tissue. Premalignant lesions Waiting Lists
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Zusammenfassung:	In 2001, 109/162 (67%) patients attended their general practitioner within three months of noticing a worrying pigmented lesion, 40 (25%) attended between 3 and 12 months, and 13 (8%) waited longer (table). General practitioners referred 115 (71%) patients on the day of consultation, 41 (25%) within four weeks, and six (3%) after four weeks. Sixty three patients (39%) had waited less than three weeks between referral to the specialist service and diagnostic biopsy.
ISSN:	0959-8138 0959-8146 1468-5833 1756-1833
DOI:	10.1136/bmj.326.7385.367