It’s time to Slip, Slop, Slap, Seek and Slide (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzA47J7QsVk) and so therefore it must be skin cancer awareness month. Chris T Bear has already done the appropriate thing and slid on his sunglasses, and here is some information including up to date evidence and guidance when it comes to skin cancer.
Infographic via Cancer Research UK accessed 26/05/17
“Excluding non-melanoma, melanoma is the fifth most common cancer in the UK. Around 13,500 new cases of melanoma are diagnosed each year.
More than a quarter of skin cancer cases are diagnosed in people under 50, which is unusually early compared to most other types of cancer.
Over recent years, skin cancer has become much more common in the UK. This is thought to be the result of increased exposure to intense sunlight while on holiday abroad.”
Information on Melanoma aimed at patients available from www.nhs.uk – accessed 26/05/17
Find the Pathway
Skin cancer – everything NICE says in an interactive flowchart https://pathways.nice.org.uk/pathways/skin-cancer
Melanoma https://pathways.nice.org.uk/pathways/melanoma
Get the NICE Guidance
- NICE guideline [NG14] Published date: July 2015 https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng14
- Skin cancer – Quality standard [QS130] Published date: September 2016 https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/qs130
- Skin cancer prevention – Public health guideline [PH32] Published date: January 2011 Last updated: February 2016 https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ph32
Christie Research
Black tea consumption and risk of skin cancer: an 11-year prospective study.
Radiotherapy treatment of non-melanoma skin cancer: a survey of current UK practice and commentary.
Image via www.nhs.uk
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