Patient Reported Outcome Measures After Treatment of Skin Cancers on the Face

University Hospital Basel

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Skin Cancer

Treatments: Other: data collection by questionnaires; Other: data collection (photos of the patients' tumors)

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04485442

2018-00301 ch20Schaefer2;

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study is to evaluate the psychological well-being in patients diagnosed with skin cancer (melanoma and Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) in the face) at the time of diagnosis and after treatment. Patients diagnosed with primary melanoma and/or SCC and/or infiltrative basal cell carcinoma on the face subjected to surgical treatment (excision or Mohs Surgery) will be included. All patients will receive questionnaires.

Enrollment: 100 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• individuals diagnosed with melanoma, SCC and/or infiltrative basal cell carcinoma on the face for surgical treatment and planned for excision or Mohs surgery
• patients who are able to give informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• Electrodesication and curettage of the tumour