Abstract
The rising incidence of skin cancer causes an increased
demand for health care. The current cutaneous oncology
guidelines don’t focus specifically on the elderly patient,
although they sometimes require a different treatment.
This article focuses on the treatment approach of nonmelanoma
skin cancer in this specific patient population.
In most cases the treatment of non-melanoma skin cancer
in the vulnerable elderly, is not aimed at prolonging
life expectancy, but enhancing the quality of life.This
may require deviation from the guideline. A personal
approach and collaboration between the patient and his
family, the general practitioner and dermatologist is of
significant importance
demand for health care. The current cutaneous oncology
guidelines don’t focus specifically on the elderly patient,
although they sometimes require a different treatment.
This article focuses on the treatment approach of nonmelanoma
skin cancer in this specific patient population.
In most cases the treatment of non-melanoma skin cancer
in the vulnerable elderly, is not aimed at prolonging
life expectancy, but enhancing the quality of life.This
may require deviation from the guideline. A personal
approach and collaboration between the patient and his
family, the general practitioner and dermatologist is of
significant importance
| Original language | Dutch |
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| Pages (from-to) | 470-474 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Dermatologie en Venereologie |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 2017 |