Poor skin cancer removal rife: study

Incomplete excisions, even by dermatologists, are more common than previously reported, researchers say
Clare Pain
basal cell carcinoma

Rates of incomplete excision of non-melanoma skin cancer might be higher than previously believed, with GPs performing least well, a systematic review has found.

In the review and meta-analysis of 110 studies, including nine from Australia, UK researchers found that about one in 10 excisions were incomplete.