Can patient-led surveillance detect recurrent or new primary melanoma & reduce need for routinely scheduled follow-up? A Randomised Controlled Trial.

黑色素瘤幸存者需要终生进行皮肤检查，以发现新的黑色素瘤和其他皮肤癌。科技现在提供了智能手机应用程序，可以指导患者自己进行皮肤检查，并允许对可能存在问题的部位拍照。结果将发送给皮肤科医生的审查，这可能会促使诊所访问进一步调查。然而，使用新技术进行皮肤检查的有效性和安全性尚不清楚，我们的试验旨在产生评估这一点所需的证据。

Melanoma survivors need lifelong skin checks for new melanomas and other skin cancers. Technology now provides smartphone Apps which guide patients’ own skin checking and allow photography of areas of possible concern. The results are sent for a dermatologist’s review, which may prompt a clinic visit for further investigation. However the effectiveness & safety of using new technologies for skin checks are unknown, and our trial seeks to generate the evidence needed to assess this.