LibGuides: Dr. Steven Mickley Community Health Resource Section of the Greenwich Hospital Medical Library: Skin Cancer

Websites

Organizations

The Skin Cancer Foundation "Since its founding in 1979, The Skin Cancer Foundation has set the standard for educating the public and the medical profession about skin cancer, its prevention by means of sun protection, the need for early detection, and prompt, effective treatment. It is the only international organization devoted solely to combating the world’s most common cancer, now occurring at epidemic levels."
Melanoma Education Foundation "The Melanoma Education Foundation is a non-profit preventive health organization that saves lives by promoting greater awareness of melanoma and the importance of early self-detection. The Foundation evolved from a father’s web site tribute to his son, Dan Fine of Peabody, who died of melanoma in 1998 at the age of 26, and was incorporated as a non-profit 501(c) (3) organization in Massachusetts in August, 2000."
Melanoma International Foundation "Our mission is to develop personalized strategies with patients so they may live longer, better lives."
Melanoma Research Foundation "The Melanoma Research Foundation (MRF) is the largest independent organization devoted to melanoma. The MRF is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization. Committed to the support of medical research in finding effective treatments and eventually a cure for melanoma, the MRF also educates patients, caregivers and physicians about the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of melanoma. The MRF's website is the premier source for melanoma information seekers."
Melanoma Research Alliance "The Melanoma Research Alliance (MRA) is the largest private funder of melanoma research. Since its founding in 2007, MRA has committed more than $79 million in funding to advance our understanding of this disease. MRA funds projects in the areas of prevention, diagnosis, and treatment, with the majority of funding allocated for melanoma treatment."

Melanoma Quick Links

What Is Melanoma?
Melanoma Risk Factors
Melanoma Risk Assessment Tool
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Before using the tool, please note the following:

-The melanoma risk calculator was designed for use by health professionals during a routine physical examination that includes recording of information about the patient's personal and family medical history and an examination of the skin on the patient's back and shoulders. If you are not a health professional, you are strongly encouraged to discuss the results obtained with this tool and your personal risk of melanoma with your doctor.

-The MRAT risk calculator may be updated periodically as new data or research becomes available.

-This tool should not be used to estimate melanoma risk for people who have already had a diagnosis of melanoma, melanoma-in-situ, non-melanoma skin cancer, or a family history of melanoma. These individuals should be in screening and surveillance programs.

-The melanoma risk calculator was developed using data from a large case-control study in the United States. Risks are estimated for non-Hispanic whites only; data for other races/ethnicities are too limited to accurately estimate risk.

-A recent version of Internet Explorer, Firefox, or Netscape is recommended.
Melanoma Prevention
Indoor Tanning Is Not Safe
Melanoma Screening
Melanoma Symptoms
ABCDEs of Melanoma
Melanoma Testing and Diagnosis
Melanoma Stages
Melanoma Treatment
Questions to Ask Your Doctor
Melanoma Glossary
Dictionary of Cancer Terms

Dr. Steven Mickley Community Health Resource Section of the Greenwich Hospital Medical Library: Skin Cancer

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Melanoma Quick Links

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