MedWire (7/29, Albert) reported that infection "with type beta or gamma human papillomavirus (HPV) increases the risk for recurrent squamous cell carcinoma (SCC)," according to a study published online in the British Journal of Dermatology. Among "107 patients with a prior SCC or basal cell carcinoma (BCC)," researchers "found that patients with seropositivity to various beta or gamma HPV subtypes at baseline were significantly more likely to develop subsequent SCC's at five years than those without HPV at baseline."
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UK Patients Will Be Given Online Access To Medical Records.
The UK's Telegraph (12/1, Smith) reports, "The controversial system would allow patients to check their medical documents online and raise any inaccuracies or problems with their doctor, however concerns have been raised over the plans." Documents released along with the Chancellor's Autumn Statement said, "All patients in the NHS will have online access – where they wish it – to their personal GP records by the end of this Parliament." But "there are worries over the security of the system and that the information will be passed on or sold in so called 'technology and data markets.'"
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Higher SCC Rates Associated With Elevated Levels Of Radon Gas.
Reuters (12/1, Norton) reports that according to a study published online Nov. 11 in the journal Epidemiology, rates of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) may be increased in areas in which radon gas occurs at elevated levels. After examining the rates of various skin cancers in 287 postal codes in the southwestern part of England, researchers found that in areas in which radon was more than 230 Becquerel per cubic meter (Bq/m3), squamous cell cancer rates were some 76% higher than in areas with much lower levels of the radioactive gas. No similar association appears to exist for melanoma or for basal cell carcinoma, however.
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