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Skin Cancer, Nonmelanoma
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Citations
National Comprehensive Cancer Network (2010). Basal cell and squamous cell skin cancers. NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology, Version 1. Available online: http://www.nccn.org/professionals/physician_gls/PDF/nmsc.pdf.
Other Works Consulted
Duncan KO, et al. (2008). Actinic keratosis section of Epithelial precancerous lesions. In K Wolff et al., eds., Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine, 7th ed., vol. 1, pp. 1007–1015. New York: McGraw-Hill Medical.
Hall JC (2010). Tumors of the skin. In JC Hall, BJ Hall, eds., Sauer’s Manual of Skin Diseases, 10th ed., pp. 280–304. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
Halpern AC, Myskowski PL (2009). Malignant cutaneous tumors. In EG Nabel, ed., ACP Medicine, section 2, chap. 10. Hamilton, ON: BC Decker.
Kose O, et al. (2008). Comparison of the efficacy and tolerability of 3% diclofenac sodium gel and 5% imiquimod cream in the treatment of actinic keratosis. Journal of Dermatological Treatment, 19(3): 159–163.
Marks VJ, Hanson NW (2010). Non-melanoma skin cancer. In JC Hall, BJ Hall, eds., Sauer’s Manual of Skin Diseases, 10th ed., pp. 305–311. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
National Cancer Institute (2010). Skin Cancer PDQ: Treatment – Health Professional Version. Available online: http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/skin/HealthProfessional.
National Cancer Institute (2010). Skin Cancer PDQ: Treatment – Patient Version. Available online: http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/skin/patient.
Ormerod A, et al. (2010). Basal cell carcinoma, search date December 2009. Online version of BMJ Clinical Evidence: http://www.clinicalevidence.com.
Spencer JM (2010). Basal cell carcinoma. In MG Lebwohl et al., eds., Treatment of Skin Disease: Comprehensive Therapeutic Strategies, 3rd ed., pp. 78–82. Edinburgh: Saunders Elsevier.
Thomas VD (2008). Cancer of the skin. In VT DeVita Jr et al., eds., DeVita, Hellman, and Rosenberg’s Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology, 7th ed., vol. 2, pp. 1717–1744. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (2003). Counseling to prevent skin cancer: Recommendations and rationale. MMWR, 52(RR-15): 13–17.
Waldorf HA (2010). Squamous cell carcinoma. In MG Lebwohl et al., eds., Treatment of Skin Disease: Comprehensive Therapeutic Strategies, 3rd ed., pp. 702–706. Edinburgh: Saunders Elsevier.
Wolff K, Johnson RA (2009). Precancerous lesions and cutaneous carcinomas. In Fitzpatrick's Color Atlas and Synopsis of Clinical Dermatology, 6th ed., pp. 274–299. New York: McGraw-Hill Medical.
| By: | Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: October 1, 2010 |
| Medical Review: | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine Randall D. Burr, MD - Dermatology | |
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