A summary of the updated report on the incidence and epidemiological trends of keratinocyte cancers in the UK 2013-2018.
Kwiatkowska, M;
Ahmed, S;
Ardern-Jones, MR;
Bhatti, LA;
Bleiker, TO;
Gavin, A;
Hussain, S;
Huws, DW;
Irvine, L;
Langan, SM;
+10 more...Millington, GWM;
Mitchell, H;
Murphy, R;
Paley, L;
Proby, CM;
Thomson, CS;
Thomas, R;
Turner, C;
Vernon, S;
Venables, ZC;
(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: https://doi.org/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.