EARLY DETECTION OF MELANOMA SKIN CANCER
| Autor: | Faruk Alendar, Irdina Drljevic, Kenan Drljevic, Temeida Alendar |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Skin Neoplasms Adolescent Population Disease Article Young Adult prevention Epidemiology medicine Humans Mass Screening Basal cell carcinoma education Child Health Education Melanoma Mass screening Aged Aged 80 and over Bosnia and Herzegovina lcsh:R5-920 education.field_of_study skin cancer business.industry screening Public health Infant Newborn Infant General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Dermatology Early Diagnosis Carcinoma Basal Cell Child Preschool Carcinoma Squamous Cell Female Public Health Skin cancer lcsh:Medicine (General) business |
| Zdroj: | Bosnian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences, Vol 9, Iss 1 (2009) |
| Popis: | Primary skin melanoma and skin cancers have been more prevalent in the previous decades and therefore have become a very significant public health problem. Dermatologists of the Skin and Venereal Diseases Clinic of the University of Sarajevo Clinics Centre initiated the first public preventive action called "Days of Fighting Melanoma" in May 2008. The objective of the campaign was to provide free dermatological examinations to all volunteers and to inform, through the media, wider population on early signs and recognition of skin cancer and the importance of sun protection. The total of 325 citizens were examined clinically and with dermatoscope in the period between 5 and 31 May 2008. The examination also included histological diagnoses: 7 patients with confirmed melanoma, 30 with basal cell carcinoma and 2 with spinocellular carcinoma. The results suggested a need for the expansion of the campaign to other towns in our country in order to demonstrate the importance of early detection of the disease and treatment options. |
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