A nationwide population-based skin cancer screening in Germany: Proceedings of the first meeting of the International Task Force on Skin Cancer Screening and Prevention (September 24 and 25, 2009)

Alan C. Geller; Rüdiger Greinert; Craig Sinclair; Martin A. Weinstock; Joanne Aitken; Mathieu Boniol; Marcus Capellaro; Jean Francois Doré; Mark Elwood; Suzanne W. Fletcher; Richard Gallagher; Sara Gandini; Allan C. Halpern; Alexander Katalinic; Robin Lucas; Ashfag A. Marghoob; Sandra Nolte; Joachim Schüz; Margaret A. Tucker; Beate Volkmer; Eckhard Breitbart

doi:10.1016/j.canep.2010.03.006

A nationwide population-based skin cancer screening in Germany: Proceedings of the first meeting of the International Task Force on Skin Cancer Screening and Prevention (September 24 and 25, 2009)

Alan C. Geller, Rüdiger Greinert, Craig Sinclair, Martin A. Weinstock, Joanne Aitken, Mathieu Boniol, Marcus Capellaro, Jean Francois Doré, Mark Elwood, Suzanne W. Fletcher, Richard Gallagher, Sara Gandini, Allan C. Halpern, Alexander Katalinic, Robin Lucas, Ashfag A. Marghoob, Sandra Nolte, Joachim Schüz, Margaret A. Tucker, Beate VolkmerEckhard Breitbart

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Abstract

Skin cancer incidence is increasing worldwide in white populations and mortality rates have not declined throughout most of the world. An extraordinarily high proportion of at-risk individuals have yet to be screened for melanoma but guidelines from esteemed bodies do not currently endorse population-based screening. Evidence for the effectiveness of skin cancer screening is imperative. To this end, scientists in Germany have launched a nationwide skin cancer screening campaign. Herein, we review pilot screening data from Schleswig-Holstein, discuss the launch of the major new national initiative, review issues related to evaluation of that program, and propose seven recommendations from the International Task Force on Skin Cancer Screening and Prevention that was held in Hamburg, Germany, on September 24 and 25, 2009.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	355-358
Number of pages	4
Journal	Cancer Epidemiology
Volume	34
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.canep.2010.03.006
Publication status	Published - Jun 2010
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Cancer
Early detection
Germany
Melanoma
Screening
Skin cancer

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Geller, A. C., Greinert, R., Sinclair, C., Weinstock, M. A., Aitken, J., Boniol, M., Capellaro, M., Doré, J. F., Elwood, M., Fletcher, S. W., Gallagher, R., Gandini, S., Halpern, A. C., Katalinic, A., Lucas, R., Marghoob, A. A., Nolte, S., Schüz, J., Tucker, M. A., ... Breitbart, E. (2010). A nationwide population-based skin cancer screening in Germany: Proceedings of the first meeting of the International Task Force on Skin Cancer Screening and Prevention (September 24 and 25, 2009). Cancer Epidemiology, 34(3), 355-358. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.canep.2010.03.006

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A nationwide population-based skin cancer screening in Germany: Proceedings of the first meeting of the International Task Force on Skin Cancer Screening and Prevention (September 24 and 25, 2009). / Geller, Alan C.; Greinert, Rüdiger; Sinclair, Craig et al.
In: Cancer Epidemiology, Vol. 34, No. 3, 06.2010, p. 355-358.

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