Nurses are an important source of support for people with this form of cancer, whose treatment can be harrowing

Non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) is the most common cancer in the UK and incidence is rising. Almost 400,000 diagnoses a year are expected by 2025, says the major UK report State of the Nation: Non-melanoma Skin Cancer published in 2021. Yet many members of the public do not recognise it as a form of cancer and would struggle to identify its signs and symptoms.