REFERENCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY

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Bibliography

Website Resources:

American Academy of Dermatology http://www.skincarephysicans.com/

American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare http://www.aihw.gov.au/

Cancer Answers http://www.canceranswers.com/

Cancer Research UK http://www.cancerhelp.org.uk/

Melanoma Center http://www.melanomacenter.org/

New Zealand Dermatological Society www.dermnetnz.org/lesions/melanoma.html

Queensland Cancer Fund http://www.qldcancer.com.au/

Skin Cancer Foundation http://www.skincancer.org/

The Cancer Council of Australia http://www.cancer.org.au/

The Cancer Council of New South Wales http://www.cancercouncil.com.au/

The Melanoma Foundation http://www.melanomafoundation.com.au/

The National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/

Journal Resources:

Darrell, S. Rigel and Carucci, J A. Malignant Melanoma: Prevention, Early detection, and treatment in the 21st Century. Cancer Journal for Clinicians, Volume 50, No. 4, July/August 2000.

Kirkwood J. M., et al., High-Dose Interferon Alfa-2b significantly prolongs relapse-free and overall survival compared with the GM2-KLH/QS-21 vaccine in patients with resected stage IIb-III melanoma: Results of intergroup trial E1694/s9512/c509801. Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol 19, No 9 (May 1), 2001: pp 2370-2380.

Kirkwood J. M., et al., High and Low-Dose Interferon Alfa-2b in high risk melanoma: First analysis of intergroup trial E1690/s9111/c9190. Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol 18, No. 12 (June) 2000: pp2444-2458

Kirkwood J. M., et al., Interferon alfa-2b Adjuvant therapy of High-risk resected cutaneous melanoma: The Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Trial EST 1684. Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol 14, No. 1 (January), 1996: pp 7-17.

Books and other publications

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) & Australasian Association of Cancer registries (AACR) 2004. Cancer In Australia 2001. AIHW cat. No. CAN 23. Canberra: AIHW (cancer series no. 28).

Kaufman, L, H,. (2005). The Melanoma Book, Gotham Books, New York, USA.

Reeve, Tom., Guidelines for the management of Cutaneous Melanoma: Australian Cancer Network., June 1999.