Open AccessA Qualitative Comparison of Symptoms and Impact of Varying Stages of Basal Cell Carcinoma
Author(s) -
Anna Steenrod,
Emily Nash Smyth,
Elizabeth Nicole Bush,
Anne Lynn S. Chang,
Sarah T. Arron,
Yolanda Helfrich,
Daniel D. Von Hoff,
Les Brail,
Karin S. Coyne
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
dermatology and therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 2193-8210
pISSN - 2190-9172
DOI - 10.1007/s13555-015-0081-6
Subject(s) - basal cell carcinoma , medicine , quality of life (healthcare) , skin cancer , stage (stratigraphy) , qualitative research , cancer , basal cell , surgery , nursing , paleontology , social science , sociology , biology
Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common form of skin cancer; however, few data are available relating to patients' perspectives and experiences of this disease. This study explored the spectrum of BCC symptoms and their impact by disease stage to determine how BCC affects the overall health-related quality of life (HRQL) of patients.