title: Skin cancer (Basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and malignant melanoma): new cases, treatment practice, and health care costs in new brunswick, Canada, 2002-2010.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  In Canada, there is no formal process for registering nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC); thus, the epidemiology, treatment practices, and associated health costs are not well known.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To investigate trends in new cases of skin cancer, treatment practices, and health care costs in New Brunswick, Canada.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data were extracted from the Provincial Cancer Registry and New Brunswick administrative health databases for 2002-2010.
  
  
  RESULTS
  New cases: Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC) was the most common skin cancer diagnosed, and incidence rates significantly increased between 1992 and 2010.Treatment practice: Dermatologists managed the majority (45%) of the overall skin cancer treatments.Health care costs: NMSC accounted for ∼80% of the health care costs for skin cancer and was dominated by BCC.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Development of best practice treatment guidelines for NMSC in New Brunswick would improve future health care efficiencies, and standard protocols for registering new cases of NMSC in Canada would strengthen surveillance and reporting capacity.
authors.forename: Wilfred
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Pilgrim
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hayes
authors.forename: Dana W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Hanson
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Bonnie
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Boudreau
authors.forename: Suzanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Leonfellner
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D017721:Hospital Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics; D008545:Melanoma / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009509:New Brunswick / Q000453:epidemiology; D063886:Patient Discharge Summaries; D012042:Registries; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult