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Skin cancer (non melanoma)

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All about non melanoma skin cancers - basal cell and squamous cell skin cancers - including symptoms and causes, tests to diagnose skin cancer, treatment including surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy and current research.  Living with skin cancer covers coping with your diagnosis, preventing future skin cancers and skin care.

If you are looking for information about the skin cancer that develops from abnormal moles (melanoma) this is not the right section for you. There is a separate section about melanoma.

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Press release: Early results show two drugs may be better than one to treat most deadly skin cancer
Adding lung cancer drugs to targeted melanoma treatment could increase survival for certain patients, according to resea...
11 Feb 2013
Press release: Desire for a tan is making teenage girls ignore sunbed dangers
Teenage girls desperate for a tan are determined to find ways of getting round the law banning under-18s from using sunb...
30 Jan 2013
Press release: Sunbed skin cancer risk double that of mediterranean midday summer sun
THE AVERAGE skin cancer risk from sunbeds is more than double that of spending the same length of time in the Mediterran...
17 Jan 2013

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News: Melanoma genome reveals UV damage and treatment targets
We all need a bit of sunshine in our lives – something that’s often lacking in the Great British Summer. But while UV li…
22 Aug 2012
News: The queen in the hive – scientists find more evidence for cancer stem cells
Biology has its share of contentious issues, and the existence of cancer ‘stem cells’ – treatment-resistant cells at the…
3 Aug 2012
News: Sunbeds cause skin cancer – the evidence is clear
  Updated below   We’ve known that using sunbeds can cause skin cancer for several years. And this week this m…
27 Jul 2012
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