As we head towards summer it is important to look after your skin and
protect it from the sun. Skin Cancer
Awareness Month takes place every May to highlight the risks associated with
exposure to ultraviolent light & to raise awareness about the importance of
sun protection.
RELATED LIBRARY
RESOURCES
The Health Libraries,
both at the Royal Stoke and County Hospitals, offer resources related to this
topic. In the lists below you’ll find a small selection of items from our
collection. To locate these items, simply go to our online catalogue or ask at
the counter. This
document covers the following resources – books, journals, journal articles and patient information.
·
Skin Cancer; Cazzato, Gerardo; 2025; (IntechOpen) – available online as an Open
Access e-book
·
Fast Facts: Skin Cancer; Agnew, Karen L;
Bunker, Chris; Arron, Sarah T; 2013; (Health Press); 2nd edition – only
available as a Keele e-book
·
ABC of Skin Cancer; Rajpar, Sajjad; Marsden, Jerry R; 2008; (BMJ Books) – available as
both a Keele and an NHS e-book
·
Skin Cancer Detection Using Artificial Intelligence Techniques; Mahalle, Parikshit
N; 2026 (CRC Press LLC) – available online as an Open Access e-book
·
Fast Facts: Cutaneous T-cell Lymphoma; Haun, Paul L;
Scarisbrick, Julia J; 2025; (S. Karger AG); 2nd edition – only
available as a Keele e-book
·
Latest Advances in Diagnosis and Management of Skin Cancer; (MDPI –
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute) – available as online as an
Open Access e-book
·
The Rise and Fall of the Sunbed in Britain: Tanning Culture from Fad to
Fear; Creed, Fabiola; 2025; (Bloomsbury Academic) – available online as an
Open Access e-book
·
Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment of Skin Cancer; Lallas, Aimilios; 2023;
(MDPI) – available online as an Open Access e-book
·
Diagnostic dermoscopy: the illustrated guide; Bowling, Jonathan;
2022; (Wiley Blackwell); 2nd edition.
JOURNALS
·
Journal of
dermato-oncology; (Taylor & Francis) – available as an Open
Access e-journal from 2025 onwards
·
EJC skin
cancer; European Journal of Cancer; Elsevier – available as an Open Access
e-journal from 2023 onwards
·
Dermato; (MDPI) –
available as an Open Access e-journal from 2021 onwards
·
Journal of
skin cancer; (Hindawi Publishing Corporation) – available
as an Open Access e-journal from 2011 onwards
·
Skin
health and disease; British Association of Dermatologists, issuing
body; (Oxford University Press) – available as an Open Access e-journal from
2021 onwards
·
JMIR
dermatology; (JMIR Publications Inc) – available as an Open
Access e-journal from 2018 onwards
N.B. NHS members
can obtain temporary Keele IT logins to view Keele e-journals from the Keele IT
suite in the Health Library at Royal Stoke. NHS ejournals will
require login with an NHS Open Athens account.
Access more journals via our Journals
webpage: http://www.keele.ac.uk/healthlibrary/find/journals/
·
“Nurse‐Led Models of Service Delivery for Skin Cancer
Detection: A Systematic Review”; Kattach, Leila; Singleton, Heidiet al; Journal
of advanced nursing, 2025-12, Vol.81 (12), p.8432-8456
·
“Skin
Cancer Predisposition Genes, Full-Body Skin Examinations, Familial Disclosure,
and Genetic Testing Among High-Risk Individuals”;
Freeman, Jincong Q; Matsui, Yu; et al; International journal of dermatology,
2025-12.
·
“Radiotherapy—A
Renaissance for Skin Cancer”; Sinclair, Robert; Jagavkar, Raj; et al; Australasian
journal of dermatology, 2025-12, Vol.66 (8), p.e501-e510
·
“Near‐Infrared Spectroscopy Combined With Skin
Impedance for Detection of Skin Cancer in Primary Care”;
Dragka, Maria Fragkou; Löfstedt, Tommy; Falk, Magnus; Skin research and
technology, 2026-03, Vol.32 (3), p.e70344-n/a
·
“Amplified
Skin Cancer Risk in HPV‐Positive
Immunosuppressed Patients: A Multicenter Real‐World
Cohort Study”; Alam, Zaryab; Nguyen, Kevin T; et al; International journal of
dermatology, 2026-04, Vol.65 (4), p.857-859
·
“Ethnicity
and the epidemiology of skin cancer incidence: a national retrospective
population-based study in England, 2013–20”; Ahmed, Shehnaz; van
Bodegraven, Birgitta; et al; British journal of dermatology, 2026-02,
Vol.194 (2), p.273-282
·
“Mobile
health apps for skin cancer triage in the general population: a qualitative
study on healthcare providers’ perspectives”; Sangers, Tobias E;
Wakkee, Marlies; BMC cancer, 2025, Vol.25 (1), p.851-8, Article 851
·
“‘It's
Skin Cancer’… a Rollercoaster of a Journey for Teenagers, Young People and
Their Significant Other”; Mcinally, W; Hainsworth, E; et al; Journal
of advanced nursing, 2026, Vol.82 (2), p.1541-1554.
·
“Advancing
skin cancer detection through deep learning and fusion of patient metadata and
skin lesion images.”; Islam, S; Wishart, GC; Walls, J; et al.; Scientific
Reports, 2026, Vol. 16 (1), p.1968-15.
PATIENT INFORMATION / PATIENT ADVICE
·
NHS website:
o Melanoma skin cancer - https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/melanoma-skin-cancer/
o Non-melanoma skin cancer - https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/non-melanoma-skin-cancer/
·
Charities / Further information:
o
Macmillan Cancer Support - https://www.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-information-and-support/skin-cancer
o
Skin Cancer UK Charity - https://www.skcin.org/
·
ClinicalKey Patient Information Leaflets [Only
available to NHS staff with Open Athens login]:
o
Skin Cancer in Adults: Lowering Your Risk - https://www.clinicalkey.com/#!/content/patient_handout/5-s2.0-pe_9ec70169-22ee-4ebb-9328-d7b4d6e3ab0e
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