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Rapid response to:

Analysis

Renaming low risk conditions labelled as cancer

BMJ 2018; 362 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.k3322 (Published 12 August 2018) Cite this as: BMJ 2018;362:k3322

Rapid Response:

Alternative labels for precancer

Some other suggestions:

Hutchinson's melanotic freckle or melanotic freckle (rather than lentigo maligna/melanoma in situ)

Severe epithelial dysplasia (rather than carcinoma in situ)

Competing interests: No competing interests

24 August 2018
Joseph P Houghton
Clinical Senior Lecturer
Queen's University Belfast
Center for Medical Education, Queen's University Belfast