Skin Cancer

Skin cancer is the most common cancer in Australia. There are two main types: melanoma, and non-melanocytic skin cancer, which is more common but less life threatening.

Reviewed March 2010

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Title:   Tanning and solariums
Publisher:   Cancer Council Victoria
Description:   A tan, from the sun or solarium, is a sign that your skin is trying to protect itself from UV radiation. Solariums use UV to give people a tan.
Date:   May 2010
Title:   Skin cancer facts & figures
Publisher:   The Cancer Council Australia
Description:   Provides statistics on skin cancer including incidence and mortality figures.
Date:   May 2010
Title:   Melanoma
Publisher:   The Cancer Council Australia
Description:   Provides information about melanoma including symptoms, causes, prevention and treatment.
Date:   May 2010
Title:   Skin cancer
Publisher:   Cancer Council Victoria
Description:   An introduction to skin cancer, a disease of the body's skin cells.
Date:   Mar 2010
Title:   Skin cancer (malignant skin melanoma)
Publisher:   Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:   Information on the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of malignant melanoma skin cancer. Written by professional health specialists.
Date:   Feb 2010
Title:   Melanoma
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Melanoma is the most dangerous type of skin cancer. A melanoma may appear as a new spot or as a change in an existing mole or freckle. If untreated, melanoma can spread to other parts of the body. Overexposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun and other sources is the major cause of melanoma. People with fair skin are at higher risk of developing melanoma than those with darker skin.
Date:   Dec 2009
Title:   About skin cancer
Publisher:   The Cancer Council Australia
Description:   Provides information about skin cancer and links to further information and the importance of early detection.
Date:   Oct 2009
Title:   Facts and stats at a glance
Publisher:   Cancer Council Victoria
Description:   A quick guide to our most often quoted statistics, facts and research findings with references provided.
Date:   Sep 2009
Title:   Ultraviolet radiation
Publisher:   Cancer Council Victoria
Description:   Exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun and other sources, such as solariums, is the major cause of skin cancer.
Date:   Jun 2009
Title:   Skin cancer
Publisher:   Queensland Health
Description:   There are three main types of skin cancer named after the type of cells they start from: basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma - known as common skin cancers - and melanoma, the most serious type of skin cancer.
Date:   Mar 2009
Title:   Key statistics
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Fact sheet with detailed figures of incidence and mortality of skin cancer in Australia
Date:   Feb 2009
Title:   Non-melanoma skin cancer: General practice consultations, hospitalisation and mortality
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   Non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) is the most common cancer diagnosed in Australia, with around 400,000 new cases per year. However, data on incidence and prevalence are not routinely collected. This report analyses data on NMSC available from the national general practice, hospitalisation and mortality collections to illustrate the burden of NMSC in Australia.
Date:   Oct 2008
Title:   Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC)
Publisher:   Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:   Information by professional medical specialists on Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC), a rare, aggressive skin cancer that predominantly affects elderly Caucasians.
Date:   Oct 2008
Title:   Skin cancer (squamous cell carcinoma of the skin)
Publisher:   Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:   Information on the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of squamous cell carcinoma skin cancer. Written by professional health specialists.
Date:   Feb 2008
Title:   Skin cancer (basal cell carcinoma of the skin)
Publisher:   Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:   Information on the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of basal cell carcinoma skin cancer. Written by professional health specialists.
Date:   Feb 2008
Title:   Skin cancer statistics - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Some Australian facts and figures on melanoma of the skin.
Date:   Jan 2007

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