France’s dermatologist shortage leaves skin cancer patients queuing hours and traveling far for care
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France diagnoses around 200,000 skin cancers a year, but half of dermatologists are nearing retirement and only about 100 new specialists are trained annually, so appointments are scarce. At Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, Romain Prud’homme opens next-day slots at 6pm and they book out in three minutes; Jean-François left Reims at 4:30am and drove 130 km to reach the clinic by 6am for melanoma surgery.
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