How do we avoid overtreating skin cancer in people with severe frailty and limited life expectancy?
The British Association of Dermatologists and British Geriatrics Society recommend routine screening for frailty for all patients aged ≥ 65 years being considered for management of skin cancer using a validated tool such as the Rockwood Clinical Frailty Scale.
Authors
- M.F. Mohd Mustapa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4070-0696)
- Ser‐Ling Chua (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9244-6530)
- Catherine Harwood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1375-0965)
- Rubeta Matin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9695-5412)
- Ashish Sharma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3716-6202)
- James Powell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7750-4651)
- Zoe Claire Venables (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9929-2693)
- Jugdeep Dhesi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0815-0233)
- R. Mallipeddi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5962-5759)
- Emily McGrath
- Jerry Marsden
- Stephen Keohane
Institutions
- University of East Anglia (GB)
- University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (GB)
- Queen Mary University of London (GB)
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Barts Health NHS Trust (GB)
- Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- British Geriatrics Society (GB)
- Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust (GB)
- British Association of Dermatologists (GB)
- Wye Valley NHS Trust (GB)
- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- British Journal of Dermatology
- Published
- 2025-05-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/bjd/ljaf174
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.26