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Treatment Options For
Skin Cancer
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Skin cancer is a result of too much exposure to the sun. While
skin cancer is the most common form of cancer, They are both
preventable and treatable. There are mainly two types of skin
cancer.
1. Basal cell skin cancer
2. Squamous cell skin cancers
3. Melanomas
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BASAL CELL SKIN CANCERS
1. The most common type of skin cancer
2. It usually appears as fleshy, pearl-like bumps or
red patches on the skin
3. Mostly found on the neck, head, and other areas
exposed to sunlight or radiation
4. basal cell carcinomas do not usually spread
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SQUAMOUS CELL SKIN CANCER
1. Tumors grow on the outer layer of the skin as
non-healing, red scaly patches or firm bumps
2. Fair skinned individuals are generally more prone
to developing squamous cell skin cancer
3. If not treated on time, these cancers can spread
internally and cause serious damage to the
underlying tissues and organs.
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MELANOMAS
1. Melanoma is the most
dangerous type of skin cancer
which requires immediate
treatment.
2. This cancer starts in a certain
type of skin cell called
melanin.
3. They can occur in people of
all ages.4. Early detection of melanoma
is the key to complete cure.
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Squamous cell and basal cell
carcinomas are treated using thefollowing techniques:
1. Surgery2. Mohs micrographic surgery
3. Cryosurgery
4. Curettage and electrodessication
5. Radiation
6. Photodynamic therapy
7. Laser surgery
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Surgery: The tumor cells alongwith some healthy, nearby tissue
are removed.
Mohs micrographic surgery:
This surgery destroys onlyminimal healthy tissue. In a mohssurgery, the specialists at cancer
treatment Philadelphia centersremove the tumor layer by layer
and examine it under amicroscope. The process isrepeated until no cancer cells are
left.
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Cryosurgery:The cancer cells are first made to freeze and
then destroyed using liquid nitrogen. Cryosurgery is usuallyrecommended for patients who are intolerant to anesthesia or
have bleeding disorders.
Curettage and electrodessication: The cancer cells are scrapedoff using special equipment called the curette. An
electrocautery needle is then used to kill any remaining cancer
cells and seal off bleeding.
Radiation: High energy radiation such as X-rays and gamma rays
are focused on the area of cancer to kill the abnormal cells.
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Photodynamic therapy: During a photodynamic therapy, a
photo sensitive agent is first applied to the affected area. Theskin is then exposed to a strong light and the photo sensitive
agents are activated to kill the cancer cells.
Laser surgery: YAG lasers or carbon dioxide lasers are used to killthe cancer cells. Laser surgery is an experimental type of
treatment and is usually recommended only when all other
types of treatment fail.
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Melanoma are treated using
the following techniques:
1. Surgery2. Radiation therapy
3. Chemotherapy
4. Immunotherapy
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Surgery: Surgery is often the first option to remove all stages of
melanomas and those that are detected early can be treated
using surgery alone. If the melanoma has spread to the nearby
lymph nodes, then those nodes are also removed during surgery.
Radiation therapy: Radiation therapy uses X-rays or other high
energy radiation to kill the cancer cells and shrink tumors. The
oncologists specializing in cancer treatment Philadelphia usually
recommend radiation therapy for patients with advanced stages
of the disease that has spread to the bones, brain or otherorgans.
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Chemotherapy: Chemotherapy uses a variety of anticancer
drugs to kill the cancer. The treatment is usually done in cycles
alternating between a treatment period and a recovery period.
Chemotherapy is usually recommended for patients whose
melanoma has spread to several lymph nodes or other organs.
Immunotherapy: The immune system releases special proteins
to fight against infection and cancer. This type of treatment uses
the bodys natural immune system to fight against the cancer
cells.
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