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Basal and squamous cell carcinoma - guide to best cancer care

Basal and squamous cell carcinoma - guide to best cancer care

This resource is part of Cancer Council's "Guides to Best Cancer Care" series. Being told you have a basal cell carcinoma (BCC) or squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), a type of skin cancer, or could have a BCC or SCC is serious, but usually can be managed very effectively and easily.

This resource can help to guide you and your family and friends through this experience. It has information on initial tests and referrals, diagnosis and staging, treatment, costs, recovery, and living with advanced cancer.

Organisation:
Topic:
Target audience:
General
Service area:
National
Published:
September 2021
Last reviewed:
January 2026