Introduction: Nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) is one of the most frequent cancers worldwide, with 7.7 million incident cases estimated in 2017 by the Global Burden of Disease Cancer Collaboration. In this study, we have estimated the prevalence and mortality associated with NMSC in mainland Portugal, through the adaptation and validation of an economic decision model integrating the various disease states of NMS...
Introduction: Non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) includes several types of skin cancer, with the most common types of tumors being basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). The current study aims to describe the landscape of NMSC in Portugal, based on real world data from both the public and private sectors.Methods: Two sub-studies are included in this work. In sub-study one, hospital episode s...