Content

»	Skin cancer and its prevention
»	Skin cancer epidemiology: the scale of the problem
»	Pre-malignant skin lesions
	»	Actinic keratosis
	»	Bowen’s disease
	»	Diagnosis of pre-malignant skin lesions
	»	Treatment of Ak
	»	Prevention of pre-malignant lesions and reoccurrence of Ak
»	Non-melanoma skin lesions
	»	Basal cell carcinoma (BCC)
	»	Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC)
	»	Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL)
»	Melanoma
	»	Type of melanoma
	»	Diagnosis of primary melanoma
	»	Treatment of primary melanoma
»	Psychological impact of a diagnosis of skin cancer and the role of the CNs
»	Surgery
»	Causation, risk prevention and early detection
»	Nursing intervention and promoting self-examination
»	Factors which may encourage or inhibit the performance of self-examination
	»	Socio-demographic factors
	»	Physical factors
	»	Psychological factors
»	Sun prevention activities
	»	Sunscreens and SPf
»	Conclusion
»	References

Prevention of pre-malignant lesions and reoccurrence of AK

Evidence suggests the regular use of sunscreens reduces the number of AKs. Patients should be advised on sun protection measures and advised to regularly use and apply sunscreens (de Berker et al., 2007).