Skin cancer

Reports | Events | Clinical Reference Group

This page provides details of NCIN's work on skin cancer and of the Skin Site Specific Clinical Reference Group (SSCRG). The skin SSCRG covers melanoma, squamous cell cancers, basal cell cancers and cutaneous lymphomas.

Reports on skin cancer

The following NCIN publications and products focus on skin cancer:

• The Importance of Skin Cancer Registration
• Skin Cancer Hub

Events

On November 25th, 2011, NCIN held a workshop aimed at cancer network clinical leads for skin cancer. The presentations given at the workshop can be accessed below:

On November 23rd, 2009, NCIN held a workshop aimed at cancer network clinical leads for skin cancer. The presentations given at the workshop can be accessed below:

Clinical Reference Group

The Chair of the Skin SSCRG is Professor Julia Newton-Bishop, Professor of Dermatology, Section of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Leeds Institute of Molecular Medicine, St James University Hospital, Leeds. The full membership of the group can be found below.

The lead cancer registry for skin cancers is the South West Public Health Observatory (SWPHO). They support the SSCRG's analytical work programme and lead on requests for data on skin cancer.

Meetings

Skin SSCRG meetings are held by teleconference as well as by face-to face meeting, and will take place on the following dates:

• April 23rd 2012
• November 30th 2012

To find out more about these meetings please contact the NCIN Co-ordinating Team by emailing Nicky Coombes or calling 020 8282 6247.

Membership