Malignant epidermal skin tumours (basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma) – Related resources
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Cochrane reviews
- There is no evidence that statins or fibrates would prevent melanoma .
- Some preventive treatments seem to benefit people at high risk of developing non-melanoma skin cancers (NMSCs), but the evidence is insufficient .
Other evidence summaries
- Dermatoscopy may have a potential to improve the diagnostics of malignant melanoma, but this has to be verified with higher quality studies in primary care .
Literature
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- Madan V, Lear JT, Szeimies RM. Non-melanoma skin cancer. Lancet 2010 Feb 20;375(9715):673-85.