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This National Cancer Institute (NCI) booklet is forpeople diagnosed with the most common types of skincancer:*• Melanoma• Basal cell skin cancer• Squamous cell skin cancerSkin cancer is the most common type of cancer inthe United States. Each year, more than 68,000Americans are diagnosed with melanoma, and another48,000 are diagnosed with an early form of the diseasethat involves only the top layer of skin. Also, morethan 2 million people are treated for basal cell orsquamous cell skin cancer each year. Basal cell skincancer is several times more common than squamouscell skin cancer.Learning about medical care for skin cancer canhelp you take an active part in making choices aboutyour care. This booklet tells about:• Diagnosis and staging• Treatment• Follow-up care• How to prevent another skin cancer from forming• How to do a skin self-exam