| Preface | |
| Introduction | |
| Précis of the book | |
| Book layout | |
| Chapter 1 | Skin biology and relevant science |
| Primer of skin anatomy | |
| Pigmentation and Melanin | |
| Chapter 2 | UVR and the skin’s response |
| Types of UVR | |
| UVR causes erythema | |
| The example of xeroderma pigmentosum | |
| The action spectrum for erythema | |
| From erythema to tanning | |
| Variation in the response to UVR | |
| Chronic response to UVR | |
| Chapter 3 | Skin carcinogenesis |
| Inherited cancer syndromes | |
| The immune system and immunosurveillance | |
| Chapter 4 | Summary of the science so far |
| Chapter 5 | Non-melanoma skin cancer |
| Introduction | |
| Actinic keratoses | |
| Bowen’s disease | |
| Basal cell carcinoma | |
| Squamous cell carcinoma | |
| Keratoacanthoma | |
| Chapter 6 | Treatment of NMSC |
| Surgical excision | |
| Curettage and cautery | |
| Cryotherapy | |
| Topical chemotherapy | |
| Mohs’ micrographic surgery | |
| Chapter 7 | Melanoma |
| Causes of melanoma | |
| The complicated relation with UVR | |
| Clinical presentation | |
| Therapy of melanoma | |
| Chapter 8 | Mimics of skin cancer |
| Freckles | |
| Seborrhoeic keratoses | |
| Solar Lentigines | |
| Melanocytic nevi | |
| Dysplastic nevi | |
| Other pigmented lesions | |
| Vascular lesions | |
| Viral warts | |
| Sebaceous hyperplasia | |
| Dermatofibromas | |
| Skin tags | |
| Chapter 9 | Other types of skin cancer |
| Lymphoma | |
| Kaposi’s sarcoma | |
| Paget’s disease of the skin | |
| Merkel cell carcinoma | |
| Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans | |
| Chapter 10 | More images of skin cancer and its mimics |
| Chapter 11 | Answers to questions |
| Chapter 12 | Acknowledgments |
