Patterns and cost of care according to keratinocyte cancer risk stratification in a volunteer population screening clinic: Real-world data from the TRoPICS study.
Ruby Chia-Lin LeeUpekha LiyanageKirsty FrySusan BrownLena von SchuckmannLynda SpelmanHans Peter SoyerRachel E NealeLouisa G GordonDavid C WhitemanCatherine M OlsenMonika JandaKiarash KhosrotehraniPublished in: The Australasian journal of dermatology (2023)
We observed a positive association between higher predicted risk of skin cancer and the prescription of chemoprophylaxis and health-care costs involved with opportunistic community skin cancer screening. A clinical use of risk stratification may be to provide an opportunity for clinicians to discuss skin cancer prevention and chemoprophylaxis with individual patients.
Keyphrases
- skin cancer
- healthcare
- end stage renal disease
- palliative care
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- primary care
- mental health
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- squamous cell carcinoma
- affordable care act
- young adults
- quality improvement
- machine learning
- electronic health record
- social media
- pain management
- health insurance
- chronic pain
- squamous cell