A summary of the updated report on the incidence and epidemiological trends of keratinocyte cancers in the UK 2013-2018.

MKwiatkowska; S Ahmed ORCID logo; MRArdern-Jones; LABhatti; TOBleiker; AGavin; SHussain; DWHuws; LIrvine; SM Langan ORCID logo; +10 more... GWMMillington; HMitchell; RMurphy; LPaley; CM Proby ORCID logo; CSThomson; RThomas; CTurner; SVernon; ZC Venables ORCID logo; (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
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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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