A summary of the updated report on the incidence and epidemiological trends of keratinocyte cancers in the UK 2013-2018.
M Kwiatkowska;
S Ahmed
;
MR Ardern-Jones;
LA Bhatti;
TO Bleiker;
A Gavin;
S Hussain;
DW Huws;
L Irvine;
SM Langan
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GWM Millington;
H Mitchell;
R Murphy;
L Paley;
CM Proby
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CS Thomson;
R Thomas;
C Turner;
S Vernon;
ZC Venables
;
(2021)
A summary of the updated report on the incidence and epidemiological trends of keratinocyte cancers in the UK 2013-2018.
The British journal of dermatology, 186 (2).
pp. 367-369.
ISSN 0007-0963
DOI: 10.1111/bjd.20764
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.
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