Skin
Cancer
Most skin cancers are caused by overexposure to sunlight. The effect of
sunlight is cumulative. The more sunlight your skin has been exposed to,
the higher your lifetime risk for developing skin cancer.
Skin cancers are roughly divided into melanoma
and non-melanoma skin cancer. Melanomas are cancers of pigment producing
cells. Non-melanoma skin cancers are cancers of non pigment-producing
skin cells.
At UCSF, there are several different practices in Dermatology that handle
skin cancer.
Written and reviewed by UCSF
dermatologists, our Skin
Cancer Guide will answer your most common questions.
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Visit our comprehensive website to learn more about the different
types of skin cancer, what your risk factors are, and what treatment
and prevention strategies are available.
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Transplant patients are at higher risk for skin cancer. Learn more
about recognizing skin cancer and treatment and prevention options.
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Review current guidelines in treating and preventing skin
cancer in organ transplant recipients.
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This website was created by grants from the UCSF Patient
Care Fund
and the Mount Zion Health Fund.
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