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Increase in non‐melanoma skin cancer‐the King's College Hospital experience (1970–92)
Author(s) -
HUGHES J.R.,
HIGGINS E.M.,
SMITH J.,
DU VIVIER A. W.P.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2230.1995.tb01330.x
Subject(s) - skin cancer , medicine , basal cell carcinoma , melanoma , workload , basal cell , cancer , dermatology , retrospective cohort study , university hospital , surgery , cancer research , computer science , operating system
Summary A retrospective study of the number of patients with non‐melanoma skin cancer treated over a 22‐year period at King's College Hospital was carried out. There was a threefold rise in the number of patients with basal cell carcinoma and a 10‐fold rise in the number of patients with squamous cell carcinoma from 1970 to 1992. This study demonstrates a marked increase in the number of patients with non‐melanoma skin cancers presenting to the Department of Dermatology and reflects a national trend which underlines the need for skin cancer services to be prepared for a growing workload in this area.