Skin Cancer is a disease that begins in the layers of the skin. There are three types of Skin Cancer: basal call carcinoma,
squamous cell carcinoma, and melanoma. This Fact Sheet will deal exclusively with melanoma ...
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Treatment for Melanoma depends on the stage that the cancer is in and the age and general health of the patient. Treating a Melanoma can be as
simple as removing a mole from the surface of the skin. However, it can also involve more serious surgery as well as chemotherapy and radiation therapy ...
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Skin Cancer is a disease that begins in any of the layers of the skin. There are three types of Skin Cancer: basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma,
and melanoma. This handout will deal with the non-melanomas, which are basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma ...
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Non-Melanoma skin cancers are often treated and cured with minor surgery. There are several different types of surgeries that are commonly used depending
on the type and stage of the cancer. Many of these surgeries can be performed in the doctor's office with a local anesthetic. Some advanced Non-Melanoma
Skin Cancers may require additional treatments such as chemotherapy or radiation therapy ...
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Sounding Board
Arvin S. Glicksman, M.D., Executive Director of the Rhode Island Cancer Council, Inc., and other contributors write a series of cancer-related articles which are
archived on the Sounding Board page. The articles related to Skin Cancer are
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