Karampoiki Vasiliki, Flores Francisco Javier Rivas, Altinoz Hilal, Chojnacka Marzanna, Karentzou Irini, Dambrosio Mario, Colichi Camelia, Oxiuzova Tamara, Kanavoura Eleni, de Sousa Berta Adelaide Maia da Silva Alves, Ivanova Diana, Mauri Jacopo, Alexiou Georgios, Mauri Davide, Kamposioras Konstantinos, Maragkaki Angeliki, Peponi Christina
Cent Eur J Public Health. 2007 Jun;15(2):71-3. doi: 10.21101/cejph.a3411.
Skin tumors are the most frequent malignancies in the white population worldwide and have reached the proportion of an epidemic disease. Since non-melanocytic skin cancers can be cured when timely detected, given that still malignant melanoma may have good prognosis if early diagnosed, and considering the key role of primary care in cancer screening advising and implementation, the international PACMeR study group (trial_01.3) adjourned SESy_Europe database in a version comprehensive of skin-malignancies screening indexing. The novel database provides standardized pre-codified translations of 2,331 parameters in eight languages (English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Romanian, Spanish and Turkish) and records the time elapsed from last skin examination, cause and frequency of skins examinations and stratifies skin cancer risk patterns by a systematic registering of risk factors. A comprehensive indexing of skin cancer screening practices among European countries may in fact turn helpful in programming future health policy and tailoring interventions.
