Is socioeconomic deprivation a risk factor for multiple basal cell carcinomas?
Author: Aminah Iffah Jawaheer
Base Hospital / Institution: Musgrove Park Hospital
ePoster presentation
Abstract ID: 24-308
Purpose
To establish if a correlation exists between socioeconomic deprivation and developing multiple basal cell carcinomas (BCCs) in a region in the Southwest of the United Kingdom.
Methods
A retrospective cohort study was carried out. Patient case notes from the oculoplastic service were reviewed between 2020 and 2023.
The cohort of patients had histologically confirmed periocular BCCs. Baseline demographics gathered were the patients’ postcodes.
Socioeconomic deprivation was scored against the English indices of deprivation 2019, the lowest rank indicating a higher state of deprivation.
Results
Our cohort comprised of 33 patients with multiple BCCs (periocular and elsewhere). The average deprivation rank was 17385.9 +/-6336. The rest of the cohort were 195 patients who had single BCCs. The average deprivation rank was 17631.3 +/- 7233. This shows a weak trend towards living in a more deprived area by 245.4 ranks.
Conclusion
Our data shows a correlation between social deprivation and developing multiple BCCs. However, the power of this data is insignificant at this moment due to the small size of our cohort. It is already known that social deprivation is linked to developing more severe BCCs but we believe this could be further explained by other risk factors such as sun-exposed manual labour intensive jobs, a lack of awareness regarding sun exposure and skin conditions and/or lack of engagement with the healthcare system. Further data is therefore required to draw definite correlations.
Additional Authors
| First name | Last name | Base Hospital / Institution |
|---|---|---|
| Veronica | Gigis | Musgrove Park Hospital |
| Jo | Flintham | Musgrove Park Hospital |
| Rhys | Davies | Musgrove Park Hospital |
| Edward | Saxby | Musgrove Park Hospital |
