caa a22 4500 477085180 CHVBK 20180405111501.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170330e19960401xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF00434740 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF00434740 Basal cell carcinomas cause little handicap [Elektronische Daten] [S. Blackford, D. Roberts, M. Salek, A. Finlay] Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common type of skin cancer and the incidence of BCC is expected to rise, with increased demand on dermatology resources. Little is known of the effect on people's lives of having skin cancer. The aim of this study was to quantify the handicap caused by basal cell carcinomas before and after therapy. Forty-four patients (22 males, mean age = 65 yrs, range = 35-81 yrs) with 48 BCCs were recruited and 37 patients completed the study. Each patient completed the UK Sickness Impact Profile (UKSIP) and the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) at the initial visit to the dermatology clinic, 1 week after treatment and 3 months after treatment. Lesions had been present for a mean of 25 months (range = 1-240 months), their mean diameter was 9.6mm (range = 3-35mm) and the sites were head and neck (79%), trunk (17%) and limbs (4%). There was no relationship between the quality of life score and size of lesion. Overall the scores at presentation were very low, rising 1 week after treatment and falling to below the initial scores at 3 months (mean UKSIP 0.4%, 0.7%, 0.13%; mean DLQI 5.3% 8.7%, 1.2%). BCCs cause little handicap. This may explain the delay in seeking medical attention and should be considered in planning public health education about BCCs. Rapid Science Publishers, 1996 Basal cell carcinoma nationallicence Dermatology Life Quality Index nationallicence quality of life nationallicence UK Sickness Impact Profile nationallicence Blackford S. Department of Dermatology, Singleton Hospital, Swansea, UK aut Roberts D. Department of Dermatology, Singleton Hospital, Swansea, UK aut Salek M. University of Wales College of Cardiff, Cardiff, UK aut Finlay A. Department of Dermatology, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, UK aut Quality of Life Research Kluwer Academic Publishers 5/2(1996-04-01), 191-194 0962-9343 5:2<191 1996 5 11136 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00434740 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00434740 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Blackford S. Department of Dermatology, Singleton Hospital, Swansea, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Roberts D. Department of Dermatology, Singleton Hospital, Swansea, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Salek M. University of Wales College of Cardiff, Cardiff, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Finlay A. Department of Dermatology, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Quality of Life Research Kluwer Academic Publishers 5/2(1996-04-01), 191-194 0962-9343 5:2<191 1996 5 11136 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer