Introduction
This section contains information about skin cancer.
There are several different types of skin cancer. They are usually divided into melanoma and non melanoma.
Non melanoma skin cancers include: squamous cell and basal cell skin cancers.
Melanoma is a rare type of skin cancer which is treated very differently to basal and squamous cell skin cancers. To find out more about melanoma, and the help and support available for any affected by melanoma, please visit the Melanoma section of this website.
About links in this section
Links are grouped into those which are local, within the UK and International sites.
You will find any local links available at the top of the page followed by
links to national and international organisations
All the websites we link to have been checked and rated according to the quality of the information they provide. for more details please visit the How we choose links for this site page of this site
Link:Skin cancer
Produced by:Macmillan Cancer Support
Information on skin cancer, including how it is diagnosed, treatments you might have, possible side effects and how to get further support.
Link:Skin cancer Annual Evidence Update (AEU) 2010
Produced by:NHS Evidence-cancer
This link is to the Skin Annual Evidence Update (AEU) published jointly by NHS Evidence-Cancer and NHS Evidence - Skin disorders. AEU's highlights the best newly published knowledge for specific cancers. The information is aimed primarily at healthcare Professionals however there are also links to patient information.
Page last edited: 03 January 2010
