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Skin cancer reviews by topic

Issue 2, 2008 of The Cochrane Library included no reviews and 1 protocol on melanoma and non-melanocytic skin cancer.  A full list of topics and reviews is given below. 

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[R] Cochrane review

[P] Protocol for Cochrane review
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Topic Reviews and Protocols 
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Non-melanoma cancer and pre-cancer of the skin - prevention Primary and secondary prevention by education
  1. Educational programmes for skin cancer prevention  [P]
Screening of high risk groups
  1. Interventions for preventing non-melanoma skin cancers in high-risk groups  [R] 


Reduction of suspected harmful exposures to ultraviolet radiation
Topical retinoids
Systemic retinoids

  1. No reviews on these topics

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Non-melanoma cancer and pre-cancer of the skin - treatment Topical 5-fluorouracil
  1. Topical 5 fluorouracil for non-melanoma skin cance[P]
  2. Interventions for actinic keratoses  [P]

Other topicals

  1. Interventions for basal cell carcinoma of the skin  [R]  [S]
  2. Interventions for actinic keratoses  [P]

Interferon

  1. Interventions for basal cell carcinoma of the skin  [R]  [S]
  2. Interventions for actinic keratoses  [P]

Surgery

  1. Interventions for basal cell carcinoma of the skin  [R]  [S]
  2. Interventions for actinic keratoses  [P]
  3. Moh's micrographic surgery versus surgical excision for periocular basal cell carcinoma  [P]

Other treatments

  1. Interventions for basal cell carcinoma of the skin  [R]  [S]
  2. Photodynamic therapy for localised squamous cell carcinoma of the skin  [P]
  3. Interventions for actinic keratoses  [P]

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Malignant melanoma - prevention Primary and secondary prevention by education
  1. Educational programmes for skin cancer prevention  [P]

Screening of high risk groups/Reduction of suspected harmful exposures to ultraviolet radiation

  1. Statins and fibrates for preventing melanoma  [R]

Preventative agents

  1. No reviews on this topic

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Malignant melanoma - 
medical treatment
Cytotoxic chemotherapy
  1. Systemic treatments for metastatic cutaneous melanoma  [R]

Isolated limb perfusion/Immunotherapy (interferon)

  1. No reviews on these topics

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Malignant melanoma - 
surgical treatment
  1. Surgical excision margins for localised cutaneous melanoma  [P]

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Last updated 12 Jun 2008

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