457
Views
42
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Photoaging and skin cancer

How good are US dermatologists at discriminating skin cancers? A number-needed-to-treat analysis

, , , &
Pages 65-69 | Received 20 Apr 2010, Accepted 08 Jul 2010, Published online: 14 Jul 2011

References

  • Housman TS, Feldman SR, Williford PM, Fleischer AB Jr, Goldman ND, Acostamadiedo JM, Skin cancer is among the most costly of all cancers to treat for the Medicare population. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2003;48(3):425–429.
  • Chen JG, Fleischer AB Jr, Smith ED, Kancler C, Goldman ND, Williford PM, Cost of nonmelanoma skin cancer treatment in the United States. Dermatol Surg. 2001;27(12):1035–1038.
  • Hansen C, Wilkinson D, Hansen M, Argenziano G. How good are skin cancer clinics at melanoma detection? Number needed to treat variability across a national clinic group in Australia. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2009;61(4):599–604.
  • Green AR, Elgart GW, Ma F, Federman DG, Kirsner RS. Documenting dermatology practice: Ratio of cutaneous tumors biopsied that are malignant. Dermatol Surg. 2004;30(9):1208–1209.
  • Soares TF, Laman SD, Yiannias JA, Connolly SM, Lim KK, Wu Q, Factors leading to the biopsy of 1547 pigmented lesions at Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona, in 2005. Int J Dermatol. 2009;48(10):1053–1056.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.