Attitudes among dermatologists regarding non-melanoma skin cancer treatment options
Abstract Non-melanoma skin cancers include basal and squamous cell carcinoma. These tumors have become an important health issue for their high incidence and for the morbidity, especially if untreated for a long period. Over the last 20 years, therapeutic approaches for these tumours have been impro...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Springer
2021-09-01
|
| Series: | Discover Oncology |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s12672-021-00421-w |
| _version_ | 1819131530684923904 |
|---|---|
| author | Luca Fania Tonia Samela Gaia Moretta Francesco Ricci Elena Dellambra Mara Mancini Francesca Sampogna Annarita Panebianco Damiano Abeni |
| author_facet | Luca Fania Tonia Samela Gaia Moretta Francesco Ricci Elena Dellambra Mara Mancini Francesca Sampogna Annarita Panebianco Damiano Abeni |
| author_sort | Luca Fania |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Abstract Non-melanoma skin cancers include basal and squamous cell carcinoma. These tumors have become an important health issue for their high incidence and for the morbidity, especially if untreated for a long period. Over the last 20 years, therapeutic approaches for these tumours have been improved and tailored. In this survey we provided data from one hundred and ten Italian dermatologists regarding knowledge and attitude towards different therapeutic approaches on non-melanoma skin cancers. In our study, we observed that surgery and imiquimod 5% cream were the most used treatment by dermatologists for basal cell carcinoma, while, surgery was the most common treatment for cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma. Furthermore, we observed some differences regarding the prescribed therapies in the different Italian geographical areas (i.e., Mohs’ surgery and electrochemotherapy were more frequently used in Northern compared to Central and Southern Italy whereas immunotherapy was more used in Southern compared to Northern and Central Italy) and even considering the year of specialization of the dermatologists (i.e., immunotherapy with cemiplimab was prescribed mainly by dermatologists with 10–19 years of specialization). However, for locally advanced and metastatic forms of basal and squamous cell carcinoma, Hedgehog Pathway Inhibitors and anti- Programmed cell death protein antibody treatment, respectively, were used in line with the newest evolution of therapies regarding this topic. Considering the importance of skin cancers and its progressive increase in incidence, it is crucial to improve the knowledge of different therapeutic approaches among dermatologists. |
| first_indexed | 2024-12-22T09:16:58Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-fbbc11aaf070402ab673db904de419e0 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2730-6011 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-12-22T09:16:58Z |
| publishDate | 2021-09-01 |
| publisher | Springer |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Discover Oncology |
| spelling | doaj.art-fbbc11aaf070402ab673db904de419e02022-12-21T18:31:18ZengSpringerDiscover Oncology2730-60112021-09-011211710.1007/s12672-021-00421-wAttitudes among dermatologists regarding non-melanoma skin cancer treatment optionsLuca Fania0Tonia Samela1Gaia Moretta2Francesco Ricci3Elena Dellambra4Mara Mancini5Francesca Sampogna6Annarita Panebianco7Damiano Abeni8IDI-IRCCS, Dermatological Research HospitalIDI-IRCCS, Dermatological Research HospitalIDI-IRCCS, Dermatological Research HospitalIDI-IRCCS, Dermatological Research HospitalIDI-IRCCS, Dermatological Research HospitalIDI-IRCCS, Dermatological Research HospitalIDI-IRCCS, Dermatological Research HospitalIDI-IRCCS, Dermatological Research HospitalIDI-IRCCS, Dermatological Research HospitalAbstract Non-melanoma skin cancers include basal and squamous cell carcinoma. These tumors have become an important health issue for their high incidence and for the morbidity, especially if untreated for a long period. Over the last 20 years, therapeutic approaches for these tumours have been improved and tailored. In this survey we provided data from one hundred and ten Italian dermatologists regarding knowledge and attitude towards different therapeutic approaches on non-melanoma skin cancers. In our study, we observed that surgery and imiquimod 5% cream were the most used treatment by dermatologists for basal cell carcinoma, while, surgery was the most common treatment for cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma. Furthermore, we observed some differences regarding the prescribed therapies in the different Italian geographical areas (i.e., Mohs’ surgery and electrochemotherapy were more frequently used in Northern compared to Central and Southern Italy whereas immunotherapy was more used in Southern compared to Northern and Central Italy) and even considering the year of specialization of the dermatologists (i.e., immunotherapy with cemiplimab was prescribed mainly by dermatologists with 10–19 years of specialization). However, for locally advanced and metastatic forms of basal and squamous cell carcinoma, Hedgehog Pathway Inhibitors and anti- Programmed cell death protein antibody treatment, respectively, were used in line with the newest evolution of therapies regarding this topic. Considering the importance of skin cancers and its progressive increase in incidence, it is crucial to improve the knowledge of different therapeutic approaches among dermatologists.https://doi.org/10.1007/s12672-021-00421-wSkin cancerNon-melanomaBasal cell carcinomaSquamous cell carcinomaTherapy |
| spellingShingle | Luca Fania Tonia Samela Gaia Moretta Francesco Ricci Elena Dellambra Mara Mancini Francesca Sampogna Annarita Panebianco Damiano Abeni Attitudes among dermatologists regarding non-melanoma skin cancer treatment options Discover Oncology Skin cancer Non-melanoma Basal cell carcinoma Squamous cell carcinoma Therapy |
| title | Attitudes among dermatologists regarding non-melanoma skin cancer treatment options |
| title_full | Attitudes among dermatologists regarding non-melanoma skin cancer treatment options |
| title_fullStr | Attitudes among dermatologists regarding non-melanoma skin cancer treatment options |
| title_full_unstemmed | Attitudes among dermatologists regarding non-melanoma skin cancer treatment options |
| title_short | Attitudes among dermatologists regarding non-melanoma skin cancer treatment options |
| title_sort | attitudes among dermatologists regarding non melanoma skin cancer treatment options |
| topic | Skin cancer Non-melanoma Basal cell carcinoma Squamous cell carcinoma Therapy |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1007/s12672-021-00421-w |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT lucafania attitudesamongdermatologistsregardingnonmelanomaskincancertreatmentoptions AT toniasamela attitudesamongdermatologistsregardingnonmelanomaskincancertreatmentoptions AT gaiamoretta attitudesamongdermatologistsregardingnonmelanomaskincancertreatmentoptions AT francescoricci attitudesamongdermatologistsregardingnonmelanomaskincancertreatmentoptions AT elenadellambra attitudesamongdermatologistsregardingnonmelanomaskincancertreatmentoptions AT maramancini attitudesamongdermatologistsregardingnonmelanomaskincancertreatmentoptions AT francescasampogna attitudesamongdermatologistsregardingnonmelanomaskincancertreatmentoptions AT annaritapanebianco attitudesamongdermatologistsregardingnonmelanomaskincancertreatmentoptions AT damianoabeni attitudesamongdermatologistsregardingnonmelanomaskincancertreatmentoptions |