Abstract
The Japanese Skin Cancer Society (JSCS) was established in 1986. Since then, the annual meeting of JSCS has attracted many doctors interested in cutaneous oncology. Now, the number of members of JSCS has exceeded 1200. In 2002, the Japanese Society of Cutaneous Lymphomas joined JSCS. This joining made our society much stronger in many aspects. In 2006, the articles of JSCS have been totally revised. The official journal of JSCS, Skin Cancer, was first published in 1986, and now 3 issues per year are published. The epidemiological study of skin cancers affecting the Japanese population has been one of the major concerns of our society. Now, on-line registration systems of patients with melanoma or lymphoma have been prepared. In recent years, our society published clinical guidelines for major types of skin malignancies. The author retired from the presidency of JSCS in May, 2009. Surely, new winds will blow in our society, and the society will go up to the next step.[Skin Cancer (Japan) 2009 ; 24 : 138-144]
