Contributors. Preface. 1 The epidemiology, aetiology and prevention of melanoma: Julia A Newton-Bishop (St James's University Hospital, Leeds). 2 The epidemiology, aetiology and prevention of non-melanoma skin cancer: Veronique Bataille (The Royal London Hospital), Marko Lens (St Thomas' Hospital, London), Sajjad Rajpar (University Hospital Birmingham). 3 The role of the primary care team in the management of skin cancer: F D Richard Hobbs (The University of Birmingham). 4 Pre-cancerous skin lesions: Dev Shah (University Hospital of Wales), Richard Motley (University Hospital of Wales). 5 Squamous cell carcinoma: Sajjad Rajpar (University Hospital Birmingham), Jerry Marsden (University Hospital Birmingham). 6 Basal cell carcinoma: Sajjad Rajpar (University Hospital Birmingham), Jerry Marsden (University Hospital Birmingham). 7 Differential diagnosis of non-melanoma skin cancer: Graham Colver (Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust). 8 Benign pigmented lesions: Sajjad Rajpar (University Hospital Birmingham), Jerry Marsden (University Hospital Birmingham). 9 Melanoma - clinical features and diagnosis: Sajjad Rajpar (University Hospital Birmingham), Jerry Marsden (University Hospital Birmingham). 10 Melanoma - management and prognosis: Sajjad Rajpar (University Hospital Birmingham), Jerry Marsden (University Hospital Birmingham). 11 Surgical management of skin cancer: Sajjad Rajpar (University Hospital Birmingham), Jerry Marsden (University Hospital Birmingham). 12 Non-surgical treatment of skin cancer: Sajjad Rajpar (University Hospital Birmingham), Jerry Marsden (University Hospital Birmingham). 13 Skin cancer - an Australian perspective: Lachlan Warren (Women's and Children's Hospital, North Adelaide), Karyn Fuller (Women's and Children's Hospital, North Adelaide). 14 Cutaneous metastases and rare skin cancers: Sajjad Rajpar (University Hospital Birmingham), Jerry Marsden (University Hospital Birmingham). Index