Nationwide Incidence of Metastatic Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma in England

2018156 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Zoe C Venables · National Cancer Registration Service

Philippe Autier · International Prevention Research Institute

Tamar Nijsten · Erasmus MC

Kwok Wong · National Cancer Registration Service

Sinéad Langan · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Brian Rous · Public Health England

John Broggio

Abstract

This study presents the first national study of the incidence of mcSCC. With limited health care resources and an aging population, accurate epidemiologic data are essential for informing future health care planning, identifying high-risk patients, and evaluating skin cancer prevention policies.

Topics & Keywords

Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Studies Cancer and Skin Lesions Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: JAMA Dermatology

Volume 155, Issue 3, pp. 298-298

DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2018.4219

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