MIMS Learning editor Pat Anderson talks to GPonline about the forthcoming MIMS Learning Live event on 9 June 2023 at the Business Design Centre, London.
Dr Suchitra Chinthapalli, consultant dermatologist at Stratum Clinics, says skin cancer can unfortunately “be tricky to spot due to its many forms”. Chinthapalli notes that a lot of public awareness education talks about melanoma, which is the fifth commonest cancer in the UK. He adds: “However, far more common are non-melanoma skin cancers, such as […]
Why skin cancer is set to become another cost of lockdown
Experts warn we could be facing a ticking time bomb, as fewer people were referred for suspected melanoma during lockdown
Skin cancer can be a legacy from sunbathing in earlier life
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With the easing of lockdown restrictions and the promise of foreign holidays on the horizon, the UK is looking forward to a summer of sun. But as with the Covid backlog in almost all areas of health and cancer care, the pandemic will have consequences for the 16,000 plus people who will be diagnosed with melanoma skin cancer this year.