Need for a new skin cancer management strategy

Arch Dermatol. 2010 Mar;146(3):332-6. doi: 10.1001/archdermatol.2010.1.

Abstract

The worldwide incidence of skin cancer (especially nonmelanoma skin cancer) has increased markedly during the last decades. Skin cancer should be considered a chronic disease. To manage the future costs and quality of care for patients with skin cancer, a revised health strategy is needed. These new strategies should be combined into a disease management system that organizes health care for one well-documented health care problem using a systematic approach. This article explores multiple opportunities for the development of a disease management system regarding skin cancer that will provide structured and multidisciplinary care.

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Interprofessional Relations
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic*
  • Primary Prevention / standards*
  • Referral and Consultation / standards*
  • Skin Neoplasms / prevention & control*