[Implication of French general practitioners in the follow-up of patients surgically treated for stage I melanoma].
BACKGROUND
Our aim was to assess the implication of French general practitioners in the follow up of patients surgically treated for stage I melanoma 2 years after the publication of the 1995 French consensus conference recommendations.


METHODS
In 1997, we sent a questionnaire to all the general practitioners of Hauts-de-Seine department (n = 1000). In that department, specific training on this topic had been conducted in 1996.


RESULTS
The response rate was 12.4 p. 100. Follow up was performed in association with a dermatologist or a oncologist by 97 p. 100. There was a high rate of non-response for questions concerning follow up which reached 30.4 p. 100 for thick melanomas.


CONCLUSIONS
Because of the low response rate, the interpretation of these results must be interpreted with precaution. Dermatologists seem to be the general practitioners' preferred correspondents for patients with melanoma.
Bafounta
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Service de dermatologie, CHU Ambroise Paré, 9, avenue Charles de Gaulle, 92104 Boulogne France.
Beauchet
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Poisson-Salomon
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Saiag
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D003245:Consensus Statements as Topic; D005194:Family Practice; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires