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Evaluating the current standard of care for patients diagnosed with Malignant Melanoma of the head and neck – access to staging and surgical treatment

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Mr Josh Totty J.Totty@hull.ac.uk
NIHR Clinical Lecturer in Plastic Surgery

Project Description

Melanoma is the 5th most common cancer in the UK. Treatment is by removing the cancer with an operation. Early spread can be detected through sampling of nearby lymph nodes - sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB). SLNB is readily available for patients with melanoma of the torso and limbs, but not everywhere offers SLNB for head and neck melanoma, for a variety of reasons. However, this may result in some patients not having access to new, systemic treatments that prolong life.

In this study, we aim to examine how practice varies nationally, looking at who is offered SLNB after melanoma of the head or neck, what treatments they go on to have, and whether they recover from their melanoma or not, using anonymous, routinely collected data. By doing this, we hope to identify whether SLNB should be made available to everyone in this group.

Status Project Live
Funder(s) BAPRAS
Value £0.00
Project Dates Dec 1, 2022 - Nov 30, 2024

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