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| rdf:type | |
| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
4
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
1991-11-5
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| pubmed:abstractText |
In the summer of 1989 a screening campaign for skin cancer was organized along part of the beach in the western region of The Netherlands, using a mobile trailer. On 4 consecutive Saturdays, 3,069 individuals were examined. A total of 65 individuals with a suspected lesion were found and referred to their general practitioner. The compliance with referral was 80%. Histological reports, obtained from 46 suspected lesions, showed: 6 melanomas (all with a thickness less than 1 mm), 2 squamous cell carcinomas, 23 basal cell carcinomas, 5 dysplastic naevi and 10 benign skin lesions. The positive predictive value of the visual examination appeared to be 83%. The campaign attracted much publicity. The effects of this publicity were measured by a questionnaire sent to all general practitioners and dermatologists in the region. It appeared that during the campaign and in the ensuing 2 months there had been an increase in the number of diagnoses of benign skin lesions and a moderate increase in the diagnoses of malignant lesions.
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:issn |
0001-5555
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
71
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
317-21
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2007-11-15
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| pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:1681648-Adolescent,
pubmed-meshheading:1681648-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:1681648-Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:1681648-Aged, 80 and over,
pubmed-meshheading:1681648-Carcinoma, Basal Cell,
pubmed-meshheading:1681648-Child,
pubmed-meshheading:1681648-Child, Preschool,
pubmed-meshheading:1681648-Evaluation Studies as Topic,
pubmed-meshheading:1681648-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:1681648-Health Education,
pubmed-meshheading:1681648-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:1681648-Infant,
pubmed-meshheading:1681648-Infant, Newborn,
pubmed-meshheading:1681648-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:1681648-Mass Screening,
pubmed-meshheading:1681648-Melanoma,
pubmed-meshheading:1681648-Middle Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:1681648-Mobile Health Units,
pubmed-meshheading:1681648-Netherlands,
pubmed-meshheading:1681648-Physical Examination,
pubmed-meshheading:1681648-Predictive Value of Tests,
pubmed-meshheading:1681648-Skin Neoplasms
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| pubmed:year |
1991
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Screening for skin cancer in The Netherlands.
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| pubmed:affiliation |
Comprehensive Cancer West, Leiden, The Netherlands.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Comparative Study,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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