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View article: P151 Tumour thickness and depth of invasion in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma
P151 Tumour thickness and depth of invasion in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma Open
Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) is the second most common invasive human cancer. Total deaths attributable to cSCCs are now similar to those for melanoma. Current staging poorly predicts which tumours will become locally advanced …
View article: DS28 Left-handedness in dermatological surgery
DS28 Left-handedness in dermatological surgery Open
Overall, 90% of the world’s population are right-hand dominant (RHD) and as such most environments are designed with right-handed individuals in mind. This extends to operating theatres, where left-hand dominant (LHD) surgeons face documen…
View article: BI08 A prospective observational study exploring the incidence and impact of cutaneous toxicities in patients undergoing oncological treatment
BI08 A prospective observational study exploring the incidence and impact of cutaneous toxicities in patients undergoing oncological treatment Open
Patients with cancer develop a wide range of skin toxicities, which often limit treatments and impact quality of life (QoL). Ireland has yet to develop a national database of cutaneous toxicities resulting from oncological treatments. A pi…
View article: A randomized single‐blinded prospective study comparing simulated daylight photodynamic therapy with natural daylight photodynamic therapy for multiple actinic keratoses
A randomized single‐blinded prospective study comparing simulated daylight photodynamic therapy with natural daylight photodynamic therapy for multiple actinic keratoses Open
The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
View article: BG06 Patient perspectives on living with multiple actinic keratoses: a qualitative study
BG06 Patient perspectives on living with multiple actinic keratoses: a qualitative study Open
Actinic keratoses (AKs) are chronic recurrent erythematous scaly lesions that appear most commonly on sun-damaged skin. Although many AKs will regress, up to 16% will progress to cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma. Therefore, field treatmen…
View article: Reducing the environmental impact of skin cancer surgery
Reducing the environmental impact of skin cancer surgery Open
'The health of people around the world is at the mercy of a persistent fossil fuel addiction', these are the damning words of the 2022 Global Report of the Lancet Countdown.1 Over the past 50 years alone there has been a fivefold increase …
View article: P62 The environmental impact of skin cancer surgery
P62 The environmental impact of skin cancer surgery Open
The climate crisis has been described as the greatest global health threat by the World Health Organization. In 2019, healthcare-related emissions accounted for 25 mega-tonnes CO2 equivalent (CO2e), 10% of which was related to staff and pa…
View article: Reducing the treatment burden of keratinocyte cancers requiring referral to plastic surgery: Lessons from lockdown
Reducing the treatment burden of keratinocyte cancers requiring referral to plastic surgery: Lessons from lockdown Open
Background Keratinocyte cancers are increasing in incidence in Ireland and are more common in older age, necessitating multidisciplinary specialist input and treatment often is a greater burden for patients. The coronavirus disease 2019 (C…
View article: 244 A PILOT STUDY: FRAILTY AND COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT IN PATIENTS WITH KERATINOCYTE CANCER
244 A PILOT STUDY: FRAILTY AND COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT IN PATIENTS WITH KERATINOCYTE CANCER Open
Background Incidence of keratinocyte cancer is increasing, and age-related variations in management pose risk of over and under-treatment [1]. Comorbidities and frailty may predict quality of life, mortality and surgical outcomes [2]. This…
View article: A Review of the Selection Process and Decontamination Methods with the Use of Face Shields in UV Phototherapy During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic
A Review of the Selection Process and Decontamination Methods with the Use of Face Shields in UV Phototherapy During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic Open
Targeted ultraviolet (UV) phototherapy has been used in the management of a wide variety of dermatological clinical conditions including moderate to severe psoriasis unresponsive to topical therapies, vitiligo, severe atopic dermatitis and…
View article: The ‘number needed to treat’ metric: a further marker of the impact of <scp>COVID</scp> ‐19 on malignant melanomas
The ‘number needed to treat’ metric: a further marker of the impact of <span>COVID</span> ‐19 on malignant melanomas Open
We comment on a previous article, describing the number needed to treat metric as a further marker on the impact of COVID-19 on treatment of malignant melanomas.