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. 2020 Jun 10;100(13):5796. doi: 10.2340/00015555-3543

Table I.

Literature search method performed in PubMed

Topic Last search date Search term Results
Life expectancy 8 March 2020 (“Skin Neoplasms”[Mesh] OR skin cancer*[tiab] OR keratinocyte carcinoma*[tiab]) AND (“Carcinoma, Basal Cell”[Mesh] OR “Carcinoma, Squamous Cell”[Mesh] OR nonmelanoma*[tiab] OR non-melanoma*[tiab] OR basal cell carcinoma*[tiab] OR squamous cell carcinoma*[tiab] OR keratinocyte carcinoma*[tiab] OR Planocellular Carcinoma*[tiab]) AND (“Aged”[Mesh] OR elder*[tiab] OR older patient*[tiab] OR older person*[tiab] OR older people[tiab] OR older adult*[tiab] OR older cancer patient*[tiab] OR old patient*[tiab] OR old person*[tiab] OR old people[tiab] OR geriatr*[tiab] OR old age*[tiab] OR octagenarian*[tiab] OR nonagenarian*[tiab]) AND (“Life Expectancy”[Mesh] OR “Quality-Adjusted Life Years”[Mesh] OR (life[tiab] AND expecta*[tiab]) OR life year*[tiab] OR qaly[tiab] OR life table*[tiab] OR LLE[tiab]) This search identified 53 articles, and after cross-referencing, a total of 6 articles were found relevant (Table II)
Frailty 8 March 2020 (“Skin Neoplasms”[Mesh] OR skin cancer*[tiab] OR cutaneous head and neck malignancies*[tiab] OR keratinocyte carcinoma*[tiab]) AND (“Carcinoma, Basal Cell”[Mesh] OR “Carcinoma, Squamous Cell”[Mesh] OR nonmelanoma*[tiab] OR non-melanoma*[tiab] OR basal cell carcinoma*[tiab] OR squamous cell carcinoma*[tiab] OR keratinocyte carcinoma*[tiab] OR cutaneous head and neck malignancies*[tiab] OR head and neck cancer*[tiab] OR Planocellular Carcinoma*[tiab]) AND (“Aged”[Mesh] OR elder*[tiab] OR older patient*[tiab] OR older person*[tiab] OR older people[tiab] OR older adult*[tiab] OR older cancer patient*[tiab] OR old patient*[tiab] OR old person*[tiab] OR old people[tiab] OR geriatr*[tiab] OR old age*[tiab] OR octagenarian*[tiab] OR nonagenarian*[tiab]) AND (“Frailty”[Mesh] OR “Frail Elderly”[Mesh] OR “Geriatric Assessment”[Mesh] OR frail*[tiab] OR vulnerab*[tiab] OR geriatric assessment*[tiab] OR geriatric-8[tiab] OR g8[tiab] OR g-8[tiab]) This search resulted in 37 hits and 3 relevant studies (Table III)
Comorbidity 8 March 2020 (“Skin Neoplasms”[Mesh] OR skin cancer*[tiab] OR keratinocyte carcinoma*[tiab]) AND (“Carcinoma, Basal Cell”[Mesh] OR “Carcinoma, Squamous Cell”[Mesh] OR nonmelanoma*[tiab] OR non-melanoma*[tiab] OR basal cell carcinoma*[tiab] OR squamous cell carcinoma*[tiab] OR keratinocyte carcinoma*[tiab] OR Planocellular Carcinoma*[tiab]) AND (“Aged”[Mesh] OR elder*[tiab] OR older patient*[tiab] OR older person*[tiab] OR older people[tiab] OR older adult*[tiab] OR older cancer patient*[tiab] OR old patient*[tiab] OR old person*[tiab] OR old people[tiab] OR geriatr*[tiab] OR old age*[tiab] OR octagenarian*[tiab] OR nonagenarian*[tiab]) AND (“Comorbidity”[Mesh] OR comorbid*[tiab] OR co-morbid*[tiab] OR co-exist*[tiab] OR multi-morbid*[tiab]) This search identified 208 articles. After cross-referencing, a total of 11 relevant articles were included (Table IV)