Issue 2, 2009 of The Cochrane Library included no reviews and no protocols 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
	[S] Summary of Cochrane review available

Quick links to skin cancer topics on this page:

• Non-melanoma cancer and pre-cancer of the skin - prevention

• Non-melanoma cancer and pre-cancer of the skin - treatment

• Malignant melanoma - prevention

• Malignant melanoma - medical treatment

• Malignant melanoma - surgical treatment

Topics and reviews on other priority cancers can be viewed on this site:

• Breast cancer

• Cancer of the cervix

• Colorectal cancer

• Lung cancer

• Non-Hodgkins lymphoma 

• Prostate cancer

 

Topic		Reviews and Protocols  Click on title to view review or protocol
Non-melanoma cancer and pre-cancer of the skin - prevention		Primary and secondary prevention by education Educational programmes for skin cancer prevention  [P] Screening of high risk groups Interventions for preventing non-melanoma skin cancers in high-risk groups  [R]  Reduction of suspected harmful exposures to ultraviolet radiation Topical retinoids Systemic retinoids No reviews on these topics Back to Top
Non-melanoma cancer and pre-cancer of the skin - treatment		Topical 5-fluorouracil Topical 5 fluorouracil for non-melanoma skin cancer  [P] Interventions for actinic keratoses  [P] Other topicals Interventions for basal cell carcinoma of the skin  [R]  [S] Interventions for actinic keratoses  [P] Interferon Interventions for basal cell carcinoma of the skin  [R]  [S] Interventions for actinic keratoses  [P] Surgery Interventions for basal cell carcinoma of the skin  [R]  [S] Interventions for actinic keratoses  [P] Moh's micrographic surgery versus surgical excision for periocular basal cell carcinoma  [P] Other treatments Interventions for basal cell carcinoma of the skin  [R]  [S] Photodynamic therapy for localised squamous cell carcinoma of the skin  [P] Interventions for actinic keratoses  [P] Interventions for Bowen's Disease  [P] Back to Top
Malignant melanoma - prevention		Primary and secondary prevention by education Educational programmes for skin cancer prevention  [P] Screening of high risk groups/Reduction of suspected harmful exposures to ultraviolet radiation Statins and fibrates for preventing melanoma  [R] Preventative agents Cox-2 Inhibitors in the Prevention of Melanoma  [P] Back to Top
Malignant melanoma -  medical treatment		Cytotoxic chemotherapy Systemic treatments for metastatic cutaneous melanoma  [R] Isolated limb perfusion/Immunotherapy (interferon) No reviews on these topics Back to Top
Malignant melanoma -  surgical treatment		Surgical excision margins for localised cutaneous melanoma  [P] Back to Top

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