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The sites listed here provide information
about the detection and treatment of skin cancer. You will find
information about screening, diagnostic techniques, treatment options,
clinical trials, support, and other topics.
The Williamsburg Regional Library
provides a variety of cancer-related resources and services for adults and
children, including both circulating and reference books and audiovisual
materials (see our research guide on skin
cancer).
- MedlinePlus
- MedlinePlus Health Information, a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and
the National Institutes of Health, provides users with information on many health topics,
drug information, searchable medical encyclopedia and dictionary, and the latest medical
news. Also provided are interactive health tutorials for various diseases, conditions,
tests, and diagnostic procedures.
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- What
Is Skin Cancer?
- Find out your skin cancer risk profile
and learn how to perform a skin cancer self exam on the American
Academy of Dermatology's site. Users can view images of skin
cancer and learn interesting facts about skin cancer. Test your
knowledge of skin cancer by taking an online skin cancer quiz.
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- American
Academy of Dermatology
- Learn more about basal cell carcinoma,
squamous cell carcinoma, and melanoma. Site also contains many
images.
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- Skin
Cancer Home Page
- The National Cancer Institute includes
information on the detection, symptoms,
diagnosis and treatment of skin cancer. Also users can find links to
skin cancer clinical trials and cancer literature and statistics.
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- Melanoma
Patients' Information Page
- This page contains contains a
searchable index of melanoma clinical trials and melanoma literature
abstracts. There are also links to melanoma centers throughout the
country. It is maintained by Joel Patterson, who is not a
medical professional.
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- Skin
Cancer (OncoLink)
- This site, from OncoLink, provides
information on prevention, screening, treatment, and support several
types of skin cancers, including melanomas. There is also a
section of current news articles on skin cancer topics.
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- Skin
Cancer Resource Center
- Part of the American Cancer Society's
page, this site provides information on the nature of melanoma skin
cancer, its causes and risk factors, the latest strategies for
prevention, new diagnostic techniques, and the latest treatment
options.
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