Skin Cancer

Common and treatable

Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the United States.   The two most common kinds are basal cell cancer and squamous cell cancers.   These are typically treated by carefully removing or destroying the entire cancer in the skin.  In the vast majority of cases, that is all that is needed for treatment.  

The most serious kind of skin cancer is melanoma.  Of the skin lesions physicians evaluate, it is most important to diagnosis melanoma, since it is cureable if caught early, but can be deadly if it spreads.  Melanoma is usually detected by examination of a suspicious skin lesion and then confirmed with a biopsy. 

More information on Basal Cell Cancer
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More information on Melanoma