Clinical Outcomes of Free, Public Skin Cancer Screening Events, Rhode Island, 2015-2019.
R I Med J (2013)
; 104(6): 22-27, 2021 Aug 02.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
In Rhode Island, malignant melanoma of skin causes about 30 deaths a year. Early detection has been shown to reduce mortality risk.METHODS:
Dermatology volunteers and public health professionals convened 27 free skin cancer screenings at public beaches in 2015-2019 to raise skin cancer awareness and screen patients for malignancy. Participants with suspicious lesions were referred for follow-up and later telephoned to ascertain outcomes.RESULTS:
Of 2354 people screened, 597 (25%) were referred. 319 of 597 (53%) were later reached by telephone. 196 of 319 (61%) who had kept appointments by the time of the telephone call reported the following diagnoses 7 malignant melanomas, 32 keratinocyte carcinomas, and 34 actinic keratoses, yielding 3.0 as number needed to biopsy (NNB), and 18.3 as number needed to screen (NNS).CONCLUSIONS:
Our results demonstrate the value of convenient skin cancer screening events, suggesting the desirability of additional interventions of this type.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Neoplasias Cutâneas
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Melanoma
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
R I Med J (2013)
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Panamá