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General Cancer Resources |
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Coping with Cancer
Managing side effects and complications caused by cancer and its treatment.
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Support and Resources
Information about cancer support organizations, finances, insurance, home care, and hospice care.
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Educational Materials About Clinical Trials
Types of trials, how they work, risks and benefits of taking part.
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Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Healing philosophies, approaches, and therapies used in addition to, or instead of, conventional cancer treatments.
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Definition of skin cancer: Cancer that forms in tissues of the skin. There are several types of skin cancer. Skin cancer that forms in melanocytes (skin cells that make pigment) is called melanoma. Skin cancer that forms in basal cells (small, round cells in the base of the outer layer of skin) is called basal cell carcinoma. Skin cancer that forms in squamous cells (flat cells that form the surface of the skin) is called squamous cell carcinoma. Skin cancer that forms in neuroendocrine cells (cells that release hormones in response to signals from the nervous system) is called neuroendocrine carcinoma of the skin. Most skin cancers form in older people on parts of the body exposed to the sun or in people who have weakened immune systems.
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090130225642im_/http://nci.nih.gov/images/spacer.gif) Estimated new cases and deaths from skin (nonmelanoma) cancer in the United States in 2008:
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New cases: more than 1,000,000
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Deaths: less than 1,000
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See the online booklet What You Need To Know About Skin Cancer to learn about skin cancer symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and questions to ask the doctor.
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Information about treatment, including surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy, and vaccine therapy
Skin Cancer Treatment [patient] [health professional]
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Clinical Trials to Treat Skin Cancer (Nonmelanoma)
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Merkel Cell Carcinoma Treatment [patient] [health professional]
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Clinical Trials to Treat Merkel Cell Carcinoma
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Cryosurgery in Cancer Treatment: Q & A
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Lasers in Cancer Treatment: Q & A
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Merkel Cell Carcinoma: Questions and Answers
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Metastatic Cancer: Q&A
Information related to prevention, genetics, and risk factors
Skin Cancer Prevention [patient] [health professional]
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Clinical Trials to Prevent Skin Cancer (Nonmelanoma)
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NCI Research to Prevent Skin Cancer
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Cancer Risk: Understanding the Puzzle
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Understanding Gene Testing
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Search: Cancer Genetics Services Directory
Information about methods of cancer detection including new imaging technologies, tumor markers, and biopsy procedures
Skin Cancer Screening [patient] [health professional]
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Interpreting Laboratory Test Results
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Information and current news about clinical trials and trial-related data
Clinical Trials for Skin Cancer (Nonmelanoma)
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How to Find a Cancer Treatment Trial
Resources available from the PubMed database
Cancer Topic Searches: Skin Cancers and Melanoma
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Cancer Topic Searches: Cancer Genetics
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Cancer Literature in PubMed
Includes NCI-supported research, funding opportunities, and special reports
Cancer Trends Progress Report: Sun Protection
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Skin SPOREs
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NCI Funded Research Portfolio
Information related to cancer incidence, mortality, and survival
Finding Cancer Statistics
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Understanding Cancer Statistics
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