Increase in non-melanoma skin cancer--the King's College Hospital experience (1970-92).
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.
Department of Dermatology, King's College Hospital, London, UK.
J R
JR
Hughes
E M
EM
Higgins
J
J
Smith
A W
AW
Du Vivier
D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008131:London / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*