Blackford, S., Roberts, D., Salek, Mir-saeed and Finlay, Andrew Yule ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2143-1646 1996. Basal cell carcinomas cause little handicap. Quality of Life Research 5 (2) , pp. 191-194. |
Abstract
Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common type of skin cancer and the incidence of BCC is expected to rise, with increased demand on dermatology resources. Little is known of the effect on people's lives of having skin cancer. The aim of this study was to quantify the handicap caused by basal cell carcinomas before and after therapy. Forty-four patients (22 males, mean age = 65 yrs, range = 35-81 yrs) with 48 BCCs were recruited and 37 patients completed the study. Each patient completed the UK Sickness Impact Profile (UKSIP) and the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) at the initial visit to the dermatology clinic, 1 week after treatment and 3 months after treatment. Lesions had been present for a mean of 25 months (range = 1-240 months), their mean diameter was 9.6mm (range = 3-35mm) and the sites were head and neck (79%), trunk (17%) and limbs (4%). There was no relationship between the quality of life score and size of lesion. Overall the scores at presentation were very low, rising 1 week after treatment and falling to below the initial scores at 3 months (mean UKSIP 0.4%, 0.7%, 0.13%; mean DLQI 5.3% 8.7%, 1.2%). BCCs cause little handicap. This may explain the delay in seeking medical attention and should be considered
Item Type: | Article |
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Date Type: | Publication |
Status: | Published |
Schools: | Medicine Pharmacy |
Subjects: | R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC0254 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology (including Cancer) R Medicine > RL Dermatology |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | Basal cell carcinoma ; Dermatology Life Quality Index ; quality of life ; UK Sickness Impact Profile |
Publisher: | Springer Verlag |
ISSN: | 0962-9343 |
Last Modified: | 08 Dec 2022 09:52 |
URI: | https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/34220 |
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