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Skin Links

• About.com Skin Cancer Page THE starting place for exploring cancer information on the web, brought to you by your About.com Cancer Guide.
  
• The Sun and Skin Cancer This site is a collaborative project between Carrollton High School and the Hult Museum.
  
• Protecting Children's Skin from the Sun Skin cancer is the commonest cancer in the UK. Research suggests that skin damage occurs many years before the development of skin cancer. This means that protecting children's skin from the sun is extremely important. Imperial Cancer Research Fund
  
• Project Links An overview of basal cell carcinoma, followed by links to pictures, research articles and clinical trials.
  
• Skin Cancer Another highly diagnosed cancer. Learn about the symptoms and preventions. Information on treatment and diagnosis of this disease.
  
• University of Maryland Medicine Skin Cancer Guide Facts about skin cancers such as actinic keratosis, their causes, and prevention with links to treatments, sunscreen information, and medical center services.
  
• Booklet: What You Need to Know about Skin Cancer An important booklet from the National Cancer Institute for skin cancer patients, general public, and healthcare professionals. Highly recommended for initial reading.
  
• Sunlight and Skin Cancer Scientific American article.
  
• Skin Cancer - The Facts Skin Cancer Information - What is it? How do you get it? How do you treat it? How do you prevent it? Where to get help, and a true life story.
  
• The Sun and Your Skin Provides information on sun protection and skin cancer.
  
• AskMen.com Includes information and tips on curing skin cancer.
  
• How is Skin Cancer Treated Treatment information for skin cancer patients, their families, and general public from the National Cancer Institute.
  
• Skin and Cancer Foundation Australia Specialst center for treatment and research in skin conditions.
  
• Actinic Keratosis Society A resource center dedicated to providing information on the prevention and treatment of Actinic Keratosis, or pre-cancerous skin lesions.
  
• MedicineNet - Skin Cancer Some basic information and articles.
  
• Understanding Skin Cancer - Cancer Backup Information on skin cancer written by cancer specialists for skin cancer patients on all aspects of skin cancer including diagnosis, treatment and resources.
  
• Skin Cancer Basic information from European Institute of Women's Health.
  
• Sloan-Kettering Skin Cancer Page Exposure to the sun is the major risk factor for skin cancer, which will be diagnosed in about 800,000 people this year. From the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.
  
• Wade Forest University Baptist Medical Center Catch Cancer, before it's too late. A program of preventive skin cancer screenings administered by licensed physicians, complemented by educational seminars and informational literature.
  
• Non-Surgical Answers for Skin Cancer Learn about skin cancer and natural roots and herbs that are available to treat it. Become acquainted with their application and pro-active in your own recovery.
  
• OncoLink: Skin Cancer This is the primary document on OncoLink for information regarding skin cancers (all types).
  
• Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer American Cancer Society.Here you'll find answers to questions about the nature of cancer, its causes and risk factors. Discusses the latest strategies for prevention, new diagnostic techniques, and the latest treatment options.
  
• Dark side of the sun Article about the dangers of tanning.
  
• skin cancer photos and advice from a practising dermatologist skin cancer and other skin disease photos, self-diagnosis sections, advice, surgery tips. etc from a medical consultant dermatologist
  
• Are You at Risk for Skin Cancer? Melanoma is one of the most visible cancers, yet it's often overlooked. This Prevention.com report covers how and when to get checked for skin cancer, plus risk factors and prevention info.
  
• Imperial Cancer Research Fund - Skin Cancer Details about Bowen's Disease, Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma, Sunbathing, Skin Cancer and You, Melanoma Skin Cancer, Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer, Protecting Children's Skin From The Sun, Skin Cancer And Outdoor Workers, Skin Cancer Research, Sunbeds and Skin Damage
  
• AfraidToAsk.com's Skin Cancer Online Guide Free Information and photographs of skin cancers. Learn about malignant melanoma, basal cell carcinoma, and more. Find out how to tell if your mole is cancerous.
  
• Skin cancer An overview for patients from the CancerNet from the National Cancer Institute.
  
• Imperial Cancer Research Fund News and information about the prevention, treatment and cure of non-melanoma skin cancers.
  
• Introduction to Skin Cancer A general introduction to Skin Cancer, with links to specific information available around the Net.