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References

Citations

  1. American Cancer Society (2006). Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer. Available online: http://documents.cancer.org/118.00/118.00.pdf.

  2. Halpern AC, Myskowski PL (2005). Malignant cutaneous tumors. In DC Dale, DD Federman, eds., ACP Medicine, section 2, chap. 10. New York: WebMD.

  3. National Cancer Institute (2005). Skin Cancer (PDQ): Treatment. Health Professional Version. Available online: http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/skin/healthprofessional/allpages.

  4. Aasi SZ, Leffell DJ (2005). Cancer of the skin. In VT DeVita Jr et al., eds., Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology, 7th ed., vol. 2, pp. 1717–1744. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.

  5. Martinez J-C, Otley CC (2001). The management of melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancer: A review for the primary care physician. Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 76(12): 1253–1265.

  6. American Cancer Society (2006). Cancer Facts and Figures 2006, pp. 1–56. Atlanta: American Cancer Society. Available online: http://www.cancer.org/docroot/STT/stt_0.asp.

  7. Carucci JA, Leffell DJ (2003). Basal cell carcinoma. In IM Freedberg et al., eds., Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine, 6th ed., pp. 747–754. New York: McGraw-Hill.

  8. Grossman D, Leffell DJ (2003). Squamous cell carcinoma. In IM Freedberg et al., eds., Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine, 6th ed., pp. 737–747. New York: McGraw-Hill.

  9. Dinehart SM (2000). The treatment of actinic keratoses. Journal of American Academy of Dermatology, 42: S25–S28.

  10. U.S. Food and Drug Administration (2004). Aldara (imiquimod) for superficial basal cell carcinoma. Available online: http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/news/2004/NEW01088.html.

  11. Morton CA, et al. (2002). Guidelines for topical photodynamic therapy: Report of a workshop of the British Photodermatology Group. British Journal of Dermatology, 146: 552–567.

Other Works Consulted

  • U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (2003). Counseling to prevent skin cancer: Recommendations and rationale. MMWR, 52(RR15): 13–17.

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Last Updated: November 22, 2006
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