Caroline EagleClinical Nurse Manager, Marewa Surgery, Hawke's BaY
Caroline has worked in skin cancer surgical clinics for 15 years, predominantly in head and neck skin cancer settings. She holds a Certificate in Primary Care Skin Cancer Medicine, an Advanced Certificate in Dermoscopy and a Masters Degree in Nursing, with a focus on facial skin cancer surgical outcomes.
Skin Cancer in Hawke’s Bay: What and Where are We Seeing? |
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Non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) refers to all types of skin cancer that are not melanoma. Also called keratinocyte cancers, the two most common varieties of NMSC are basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). Although common BCC and SCC are not included in the New Zealand skin cancer registry, making it difficult to determine the impact these cancers have on our population. Whilst they do not have a high mortality rate, 195 New Zealanders died from non-melanoma skin cancer in 2020 - a significant health burden for cancers which are largely preventable. The impact of these skin cancers often relates to the common presenting location (head and neck) and numbers of lesions patients may have.
In this session we will discuss these two common skin cancers; their prevalence, the morbidity associated with the common locations these are found (head and neck), and the common concerns of our patients who are diagnosed with a skin cancer.
In this session we will discuss these two common skin cancers; their prevalence, the morbidity associated with the common locations these are found (head and neck), and the common concerns of our patients who are diagnosed with a skin cancer.
