Sunday, July 06, 2008

Thousands of patients are at risk because skin cancers are not removed properly by GPs, according to a new report.

GPs leave skin cancer patients at risk
Article in the Sunday Telegraph

Extract:

"Potentially lethal cancers can continue to spread because parts of the tumours are left in half of cases, researchers believe.

The findings follow a government drive for more skin cancer patients to be treated outside hospitals. Of more than 100,000 operations conducted in the NHS each year, an estimated fifth are now carried out by GPs.

The report, compiled by the British Association of Dermatologists, found that guidelines by the National Institute of Clinical Excellence were frequently ignored."

1 comment:

  1. With skin cancer rates going up, rash guards are a great way to protect your skin without harmful chemical sunscreens. Surfers have used rash guard shirts for years but it's just recently that the SPF 150+ protection these shirts provide while you're in the water has been discovered by the rest of the beach going population.

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