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The initial effects on workload and outcome of a public education campaign on early diagnosis and treatment of malignant melanoma in Leicestershire. 1990

R A Graham-Brown, and J E Osborne, and S P London, and A Fletcher, and D Shaw, and B Williams, and V Bowry
Department of Dermatology, Leicester Royal Infirmary, U.K.

We report our experience of the initial effects of a publicity campaign directed at early presentation of malignant melanoma in Leicestershire. The campaign resulted in a dramatic increase in workload and, at the pigmented lesion clinic, the numbers of new patients rose from 12.3 to 54.5 per clinic. There was a large rise in the number of new melanomas presenting in Leicestershire: from 1.02 per week before the campaign to 1.88 per week in the immediate post-publicity period. This was statistically significant (P less than 0.001). Although there was also an apparently encouraging rise in the percentage of thinner 'good prognosis' tumours, it was not possible to isolate this statistically from a pre-existing trend.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008545 Melanoma A malignant neoplasm derived from cells that are capable of forming melanin, which may occur in the skin of any part of the body, in the eye, or, rarely, in the mucous membranes of the genitalia, anus, oral cavity, or other sites. It occurs mostly in adults and may originate de novo or from a pigmented nevus or malignant lentigo. Melanomas frequently metastasize widely, and the regional lymph nodes, liver, lungs, and brain are likely to be involved. The incidence of malignant skin melanomas is rising rapidly in all parts of the world. (Stedman, 25th ed; from Rook et al., Textbook of Dermatology, 4th ed, p2445) Malignant Melanoma,Malignant Melanomas,Melanoma, Malignant,Melanomas,Melanomas, Malignant
D010342 Patient Acceptance of Health Care Patients' willingness to receive health care. Acceptability of Health Care,Health Care Seeking Behavior,Acceptability of Healthcare,Acceptors of Health Care,Health Care Utilization,Nonacceptors of Health Care,Patient Acceptance of Healthcare,Care Acceptor, Health,Care Acceptors, Health,Care Nonacceptor, Health,Care Nonacceptors, Health,Health Care Acceptability,Health Care Acceptor,Health Care Acceptors,Health Care Nonacceptor,Health Care Nonacceptors,Healthcare Acceptabilities,Healthcare Acceptability,Healthcare Patient Acceptance,Healthcare Patient Acceptances,Utilization, Health Care
D011379 Prognosis A prediction of the probable outcome of a disease based on a individual's condition and the usual course of the disease as seen in similar situations. Prognostic Factor,Prognostic Factors,Factor, Prognostic,Factors, Prognostic,Prognoses
D003880 Dermatology A medical specialty concerned with the skin, its structure, functions, diseases, and treatment.
D004739 England A part of Great Britain within the United Kingdom.
D006266 Health Education Education that increases the awareness and favorably influences the attitudes and knowledge relating to the improvement of health on a personal or community basis. Community Health Education,Education, Health,Education, Community Health,Health Education, Community
D006748 Hospital Departments Major administrative divisions of the hospital. Departments, Hospital,Department, Hospital,Hospital Department
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012878 Skin Neoplasms Tumors or cancer of the SKIN. Cancer of Skin,Skin Cancer,Cancer of the Skin,Neoplasms, Skin,Cancer, Skin,Cancers, Skin,Neoplasm, Skin,Skin Cancers,Skin Neoplasm

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