TY - JOUR
T1 - Basal Cell Carcinoma is as Common as the Sum of all Other Cancers
T2 - Implications for Treatment Capacity
AU - Holm, Ann-Sofie
AU - Nissen, Christoffer V
AU - Wulf, Hans Christian
PY - 2016/5
Y1 - 2016/5
N2 - Reliable estimates of disease incidence are fundamental to planning future healthcare services. However, in many countries registration of basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is often non-existent. This study examines how many BCC treatments were carried out in Denmark in 2013. The Danish Cancer Registry and the Danish Pathology Registry were used to examine how many BCC treatments were registered, and a test sample was taken from Bispebjerg Hospital to examine the number treated but not registered. The study showed that 21.7% of BCC treatments were performed solely on a clinical diagnosis. Furthermore, some records are inadequate in relation to BCC registration, as BCCs treated are 3 times the number of individuals in the Danish Cancer Registry, and there are nearly as many BCCs as the sum of all other cancers. The increasing BCC incidence will result in difficulties in ensuring treatment capacity.
AB - Reliable estimates of disease incidence are fundamental to planning future healthcare services. However, in many countries registration of basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is often non-existent. This study examines how many BCC treatments were carried out in Denmark in 2013. The Danish Cancer Registry and the Danish Pathology Registry were used to examine how many BCC treatments were registered, and a test sample was taken from Bispebjerg Hospital to examine the number treated but not registered. The study showed that 21.7% of BCC treatments were performed solely on a clinical diagnosis. Furthermore, some records are inadequate in relation to BCC registration, as BCCs treated are 3 times the number of individuals in the Danish Cancer Registry, and there are nearly as many BCCs as the sum of all other cancers. The increasing BCC incidence will result in difficulties in ensuring treatment capacity.
KW - Journal Article
KW - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
U2 - 10.2340/00015555-2282
DO - 10.2340/00015555-2282
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 26554445
SN - 0001-5555
VL - 96
SP - 505
EP - 509
JO - Acta Dermato-Venereologica
JF - Acta Dermato-Venereologica
IS - 4
ER -