Resumen

LARRONDO MUGUERCIA, Rubén José; HERNANDEZ GARCIA, Luis Manuel; ANGULO, Aymée Rosa  y  LARRONDO LAMADRID, Rubén P. Consideraciones sobre la prevención del cáncer de piel. Rev Cubana Med Gen Integr [online]. 1996, vol.12, n.3, pp.284-288. ISSN 0864-2125.

The different categories of skin precancerous lesions are exposed as well as the cancers they give rise to in every case. Measures to be taken at the primary health care level for preventing malignant skin tumours are analyzed. The skin self-examination concept is explained.

Palabras clave : SKIN NEOPLASMS [prevention & control]; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS [classification]; CARCINOMA; BASAL CELL [prevention & control]; CARCINOMA; SQUAMOUS CELL [prevention & control]; MELANOMA [prevention & control]; SELF-EXAMINATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE.