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Your own doctors, nurses and others in your health care team are the only people who can tell you about your particular cancer and its treatment.
However, if you would like to read some more general information now, you may find these suggestions helpful...
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Booklets and web links
Skin cancer information centre
The Macmillan Cancer Support site covers general information, causes and diagnosis, treatment, clinical trials, resources and support. Order booklets on-line, or contact Macmillan for a printed copy (free to patients).
Treating Skin Cancer
An online booklet to download and print from CancerHelp UK. It covers stages of skin cancer, diagnosis and treatment.
Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer
An online booklet to download and print from CancerHelp UK which covers basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma.
Malignant Melanoma
CancerHelp UK online booklet about diagnosis and treatment of this cancer.
Wessex Cancer Trust
The Wessex Cancer Trust has a wide and extensively illustrated range of patient information booklets about skin cancers and their treatments. They can be viewed and printed online or ordered from the Wessex Cancer Trust.
