Appendix C: Skin Cancer Education Resources

Skin Cancer Education Resources

Skin cancer information and resources are available from various governmental agencies, voluntary organizations, medical associations, and corporations. Information is often available in your state or local area. At the national level, information is available from the sources listed below. The Internet address links take you directly to each organization's skin cancer information section.

American Academy of Dermatology
930 North Meacham Road
P.O. Box 681069
Schaumburg, IL 60173-4965
Phone: 847-330-0230
http://www.aad.org/skincnrUpdates.html

http://www.amc.org/html/market/h_market_sunnydays.html

American Cancer Society
1599 Clifton Road, N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30329
Phone: 800-227-2345
http://www3.cancer.org/cancerinfo

Anti-Cancer Council of Victoria
100 Drummond Street
Carlton Victoria 3053 Australia
Phone: 61-3-9635-5152
Fax: 61-3-9635-5260
http://www.sunsmart.com.au

CDC
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Division of Cancer Prevention and Control
4770 Buford Highway, N.E.; Mailstop K57
Atlanta, GA 30341-3724
Phone: 770-488-4751
http://www.cy118119.com/cancer/nscpep

National Cancer Institute
Cancer Information Service
Building 31, Room 10A16
31 Center Drive MSC-2580
Bethesda, MD 20892-2580
Phone: 800-422-6237
http://www.cancer.gov

Norris Cotton Cancer Center
The Sun Safe Project
Dartmouth Medical School
Department of Community and Family Medicine
7250 Strasenburgh
Hanover, NH 03755
Phone: 603-650-1566
http://www.dartmouth.edu/dms/sunsafe

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Sun Wise School Program
EPA Stratospheric Ozone Information
401 M Street SW (6205J)
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 800-296-1996
http://www.epa.gov/sunwise

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