Introduction
This National Cancer Institute (NCI) booklet has important information about
skin
cancer.*
Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in this country.
About one million Americans develop skin cancer each year.
You will read about causes and ways to prevent skin cancer. You will find
information about symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment. You will also learn how
to do a skin self-exam.
Scientists are studying skin cancer to find out more about how it develops. And
they are looking for better ways to prevent and treat it.
There are many types of skin cancer. This booklet is about the two most common
types, basal cell cancer and squamous cell cancer. These are sometimes called
nonmelanoma skin cancer. A much less common type of skin cancer, melanoma, is
not discussed in this booklet. To learn about this disease, see the NCI booklet
What You Need To Know About Melanoma.
|
NCI provides information about cancer, including the publications mentioned in
this booklet. You can order these materials by telephone or on the Internet.
You can also read them on the Internet and print your own copy.
-
Telephone (1-800-4-CANCER): Information Specialists at NCI's Cancer
Information Service can answer your questions about cancer. They also can send
NCI booklets, fact sheets, and other materials.
-
Internet (http://www.cancer.gov): You can use NCI's Web
site to find a wide range of up-to-date information. For example, you can find
many NCI booklets and fact sheets at http://www.cancer.gov/publications. People in the United States and
its territories may use this Web site to order printed copies. This Web site
also explains how people outside the United States can mail or fax their
requests for NCI booklets.
You can ask questions online and get help right away from Information
Specialists through
LiveHelp at http://www.cancer.gov/cis.
*Words that may be new to readers appear in italics. The "Dictionary"
section explains these terms. Some words in the "Dictionary" have a
"sounds-like" spelling to show how to pronounce them.
Next Section > |