Patient education cards for skin cancer detection and treatment.
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education
Abstract
Over 1.3 million cases of skin cancer occur annually in the USA, but no uniform or evidence-based screening guidelines exist. During a 1-year intervention, a patient education tool was distributed to patients. Billing records were utilized to compare detection and treatment rates for cancerous and precancerous skin lesions during the intervention to a historical control. No significant change in detection rates was demonstrated (RR = 1.0, p = 0.88). However, the number of procedures performed for malignant and pre-malignant skin lesions increased significantly (RR = 2.4, p < 0.0001). The patient education tool created clinically significant behavioral change at a low monetary and time cost.
First Page
184
Last Page
187
DOI
10.1007/s13187-009-0030-0
Publication Date
6-1-2010
Recommended Citation
Kauffman RD, Shah MS, Kauffman RM. Patient education cards for skin cancer detection and treatment. J Cancer Educ. 2010 Jun;25(2):184-7. doi: 10.1007/s13187-009-0030-0. PMID: 20094828.