Melanoma
This section will help you to find out more about a type of skin cancer called melanoma.
If you are looking for information on basal cell and squamous cell skin cancers, please visit the separate section Basal cell and squamous cell skin cancer of this website as they are treated differently to melanoma.
Link:Improving outcomes for people with skin tumours including melanoma
Produced by:National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)
This document aims to help patients and carers to find out what NHS services are available for skin cancer.
Link:Information prescription service
Produced by:NHS Choices
The information prescriptions service (IPS) brings together information from NHS choices and their charity partners, enabling you to create an information prescription, either yourself or with a healthcare professional. You can register so the information you have on your prescription can be saved for you to return to whenever you need it. This page of the NHS choices website is where you can start an information prescription, find out more about the service, or log in to retrieve a prescription you already have.
Link:Maggie's centres: where to find us
Produced by:Maggie's
Maggie’s Centres offer free, comprehensive support for people with cancer, their families and friends
Find out more about where our centres are located and what they offer.
Link:Malignant melanoma
Produced by:Macmillan Cancer Support
Information on malignant melanoma, including how it is diagnosed, treatments you might have, possible side effects and how to get further support.
Link:Melanoma information
Produced by:The British Association of Dermatologists
The BAD have produced a range of leaflets to help you understand more about melanoma. You can view them here and find out what melanoma is, what causes it, what can be done about it, how it can be prevented and where you can find out more about it.
Link:Melanoma skin cancer
Produced by:CancerHelp UK
This section of CancerHelp UK tells you about melanoma, a type of skin cancer. It includes information about symptoms and causes of melanoma skin cancer, tests, treatment, living with melanoma skin cancer and current research.
Link:Skin cancer - melanoma
Produced by:NHS Choices
Find out more about melanoma
Link:Melanoma
Produced by:The Skin Cancer Foundation
This is the melanoma section of the Skin Foundation website.
Link:Skin cancer - Melanoma
Produced by:American Cancer Society
This section of the large American cancer information website provides two guides to melanoma and its treatment: One gives an overview to get started whilst the second more detailed guide provides additional medical information.
Page last edited: 28 July 2011
