Below are links to external websites which have been compiled and evaluated by BC Cancer Agency librarians according to our established Inclusion/Removal Policy. For information about skin cancer and melanoma from the BC Cancer Agency website see Types of Cancer: Skin, Non-Melanoma and Types of Cancer: Melanoma.

For information in other languages see Websites in Other Languages.

For Patients/Public

Good places to start

Non-melanoma skin cancer

• Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer (Canadian Cancer Society)
• Skin Cancer, Basal and Squamous Cell (American Cancer Society)
• Skin Cancer (Non-Melanoma) (Cancer.Net)
• Skin Cancer (MedlinePlus)
• Skin Cancer (US National Cancer Institute)

Melanoma

• Melanoma (Canadian Cancer Society)
• Melanoma (Cancer.Net)
• Melanoma (MedlinePlus)
• Melanoma (US National Cancer Institute)
• Skin Cancer, Melanoma (American Cancer Society)

More skin cancer and melanoma websites

• Dermatology A-Z (American Academy of Dermatology)
• Melanoma Center (US)
• Melanoma International Foundation
• Melanoma Patients' Information Page (US)
• Skin Cancer Foundation (US)
• Skinsight 

Practice guidelines

• NCCN Guidelines for Patients: Melanoma (US National Comprehensive Cancer Network)

Prevention and screening websites

• Canadian Dermatology Association 
• Mole Melanoma 
• Skin Cancer: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
• SunTips

Melanoma websites

• Melanoma Portal (American Society of Clinical Oncology)

NOTE: While the BC Cancer Agency Library has selected and evaluated these "Recommended Links", we cannot guarantee the function, accuracy or currency of the websites and the information contained within them. Please read the BC Cancer Agency's Terms of Use for further information.