Years of life lost in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma: analysis of a prospective cohort of 1400 patients
Klaus Dietz, Thomas K Eigentler, Helmut Breuninger · 2026
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Klaus Dietz, Thomas K. Eigentler, and Helmut Breuninger measure in 2026 how many years of life a common skin cancer actually costs its patients. Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma rarely kills directly, so ordinary survival figures can hide its true burden on mostly older patients.
Their prospective cohort covered 1,400 patients treated at a German university hospital, compared against national life tables. Estimated loss averaged well over five years across the cohort, and ran higher in women than in men. Risk features such as deep tissue change, bone invasion, immune suppression, or tumour progression pushed losses much higher. The measure, they argue, reveals burden that low death rates conceal.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Klaus Dietz, Thomas K Eigentler, Helmut Breuninger |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 17 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |