Tumor Characteristics of Mohs Surgery Patients in Ottawa, Canada Versus Houston, Texas—A Consequence of Access to Care?

BACKGROUND
Ontario is one of the most underserved provinces in Canada for providing Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS). A new MMS clinic was opened in Ottawa, Ontario, in June 2009 to help combat the increasing incidence of nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) in this region.


OBJECTIVE
To prospectively compare MMS cases completed in Ottawa with cases completed in Houston, Texas, and examine the differences in tumor characteristics.


MATERIALS AND METHODS
The first 150 cases performed in Ottawa were prospectively compared with 150 consecutive cases performed at a Mohs surgery clinic in Houston, Texas. Patient ...

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