Ottawa doctors volunteering at a weekend skin check clinic were surprised at the amount of cases of skin cancer, including melanoma
Kirchhof said the pandemic and a shortage of family physicians probably contributed to the number of people at the clinic, plus the high level of interest in the service.
The pandemic also likely added to the rates of undiagnosed skin cancers because some people were unable to or avoided seeing a doctor during the early part of the pandemic. “It is not uncommon to hear about patients who used mineral oil or baby oil and went out tanning. That cohort is now who we see in the clinic.”Article content
Kirchhof said the technique is used for skin cancer surgery on parts of the body, such as the nose, where there is no excess skin.
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