ABC of Skin Cancer (eBook)

Sajjad Rajpar MRCP- Specialist Registrar in Dermatology with an interest in skin oncology. Strong academic background, having achieved the Gold Medal for outstanding performance as well as 4 scholarships and 5 faculty prizes at the University of Birmingham Medical School. Current research activities include diagnostic aspects of melanoma in primary care, lentigo maligna and skeletal metastases of melanoma. Jerry Marsden FRCP - Consultant in Dermatology & Head of the Skin Oncology Service at University Hospital Birmingham. Recognised national expert in skin oncology and dermatologic surgery. Full-time skin oncologist with over 50 peer reviewed publications. Co-author of the British Association of Dermatologists guidelines on cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. Ongoing investigator in several melanoma trials. Secretary of the Melanoma Study Group.

Contributors.

Preface.

1 The epidemiology, aetiology and prevention of melanoma: Julia
A Newton-Bishop (St James's University Hospital, Leeds).

2 The epidemiology, aetiology and prevention of non-melanoma
skin cancer: Veronique Bataille (The Royal London Hospital), Marko
Lens (St Thomas' Hospital, London), Sajjad Rajpar (University
Hospital Birmingham).

3 The role of the primary care team in the management of skin
cancer: F D Richard Hobbs (The University of Birmingham).

4 Pre-cancerous skin lesions: Dev Shah (University Hospital of
Wales), Richard Motley (University Hospital of Wales).

5 Squamous cell carcinoma: Sajjad Rajpar (University Hospital
Birmingham), Jerry Marsden (University Hospital Birmingham).

6 Basal cell carcinoma: Sajjad Rajpar (University Hospital
Birmingham), Jerry Marsden (University Hospital Birmingham).

7 Differential diagnosis of non-melanoma skin cancer: Graham
Colver (Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust).

8 Benign pigmented lesions: Sajjad Rajpar (University Hospital
Birmingham), Jerry Marsden (University Hospital Birmingham).

9 Melanoma - clinical features and diagnosis: Sajjad
Rajpar (University Hospital Birmingham), Jerry Marsden (University
Hospital Birmingham).

10 Melanoma - management and prognosis: Sajjad Rajpar
(University Hospital Birmingham), Jerry Marsden (University
Hospital Birmingham).

11 Surgical management of skin cancer: Sajjad Rajpar (University
Hospital Birmingham), Jerry Marsden (University Hospital
Birmingham).

12 Non-surgical treatment of skin cancer: Sajjad Rajpar
(University Hospital Birmingham), Jerry Marsden (University
Hospital Birmingham).

13 Skin cancer - an Australian perspective: Lachlan Warren
(Women's and Children's Hospital, North Adelaide),
Karyn Fuller (Women's and Children's Hospital, North
Adelaide).

14 Cutaneous metastases and rare skin cancers: Sajjad Rajpar
(University Hospital Birmingham), Jerry Marsden (University
Hospital Birmingham).

Index