This site can help you find a dermatologist in your area, and also provides information about skin cancer, including basic facts, risk factors, where to get local screenings, prevention, self-examination, diagnosis, and treatment. There is also information on melanoma provided in Spanish.
MedlinePlus, a Web site of the National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health, provides links to a compilation of noteworthy skin cancer resources on the Web. Here, information is organized by subject - Overviews, Diagnosis/Symptoms, Treatment, Prevention/Screening, Rehabilitation, Clinical Trials, and Research, for example - and within each subject you will find links to other Web resources, with the source of that information in parentheses next to the link. In the Latest News section, you will find links to news articles on skin cancer that have been written in the past 30 days. If you scroll to the end of each news article, you will find links to related topics.
The Multimedia & Cool Tools section offers an Interactive Health Tutorial on Skin Cancer. This tutorial, similar to a slide show with sound, describes in easy-to-understand terms the causes of skin cancer, symptoms, diagnosis, staging, surgery, and other treatment options. It is also available in Spanish. You will need Flash Player to access the tutorial, which you can download for free from the Internet.
This site provides basic information about the prevention, detection, and treatment of skin cancer, including melanoma, as well as tips for coping with skin cancer. A helpful guide shows what to look for while performing a self-examination. You can also search to find a physician who specializes in treating skin cancer and/or melanoma and locate a treatment center close to you.
Here you will find comprehensive information from the National Cancer Institute about non-melanoma skin cancers, such as basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas. There is information about risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment options. You can read about factors that affect the chances of recovery. Information is presented in two formats -- for patients and for health professionals -- and the site indicates when information was last updated. You can also search to find clinical trials involving patients with non-melanoma skin cancers. Information is also available in Spanish.
