Dermatologists Are The Preferred Provider to Treat Skin Cancer

the Oncology Nurse Advisor take:

An online survey asks people to identify their choice of health care provider for evaluating a worrisome lesion on the face and for removing skin cancers from the back and face. Dermatologists were overwhelmingly the preferred health care provider. Respondents were given the option of a dermatologist, primary care physician, plastic surgeon, general surgeon, or a physician assistant/nurse practitioner. The study authors wanted to know the perceptions of the general public when it comes to treating skin cancer because of a lack of consistent requirements in some states and the increasing numbers both of treatments and non-physician providers. The survey results indicate that most people understand that dermatologists are the experts in skin health and that dermatologists are physicians of choice when it comes to removing skin cancers from the face.