Sensitivity and Specificity for Skin Cancer Diagnosis in Primary Care Providers: a Systematic Literature Review and Meta-analysis of Educational Interventions and Diagnostic Algorithms.

Nadeen GonnaTiffaney TranRoland L BassettDavid P FarrisKelly C Nelson

Published in: Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education (2022)

Overall, this systematic review and meta-analysis showed that dermoscopy training in PCPs was generally associated with gains in skin cancer sensitivity without loss of specificity. Clinically, this correlates with fewer skin cancers overlooked by PCPs and fewer excisions of benign lesions.

Keyphrases

skin cancer
primary care
machine learning
structural basis
physical activity
deep learning
soft tissue
general practice