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Treatments for Skin Cancer
Surgery is the most common therapy for all common skin cancers, but a variety of other techniques are used to deal with early basal, and some squamous, skin cancers.
Early stages of cancer are treated by cryosurgery, curettage, laser ablation and, in some cases, cytotoxic creams. Some basal cell carcinomas can now be treated by interferon injection.
Reviewed February 2011
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| Title: | Checking for skin cancer |
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| Publisher: | Cancer Council Victoria |
| Description: | How to find skin cancer early. |
| Date: | Oct 2011 |
| Title: | Skin cancer - prevention and early detection |
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| Publisher: | Better Health Channel |
| Description: | Skin cancer is a preventable disease and the majority of skin cancers are treatable if detected early. Regular checks of your skin should detect any suspicious lumps or spots as soon as they develop. Pay particular attention to your arms, legs, face, neck, back, shoulders and the back of your hands. Prevention involves a combination of five simple steps - sun protective clothing, hats, SPF 30+ sunscreen, shade and sunglasses. |
| Date: | Jun 2011 |
| Title: | Bowen's disease |
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| Publisher: | Better Health Channel |
| Description: | Bowen's disease (also called squamous cell carcinoma in situ) is a slow-growing and red, scaly skin patch, most commonly found on the lower leg. Although the cause of this very early form of skin cancer is unknown, sun exposure is a risk factor. Treatment options include surgical excision, cryosurgery, curettage, medicated ointments and photodynamic therapy. |
| Date: | May 2011 |
| Title: | Diagnosis and treatment |
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| Publisher: | Cancer Council Victoria |
| Description: | Information about diagnosing and treating skin cancer. |
| Date: | Jan 2012 |
| Title: | Non-surgical treatments for skin cancer |
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| Publisher: | Australian Prescriber |
| Description: | Skin cancers have traditionally been treated with surgical excision.This is the most effective treatment option, but over the last few decades non-surgical treatments have become available. |
| Date: | Feb 2011 |
| Title: | Skin Cancer |
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| Publisher: | HealthInsite Topic Page |
| Description: | Links to information on skin cancer, including prevention, treatment and risk factors. |
| Date: | Dec 2010 |
| Title: | Surgical treatment of a skin cancer or other lesion |
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| Publisher: | Virtual Medical Centre.com |
| Description: | Surgically removing a skin lesion (such as a skin cancer) is often the first step in treating them. It is quite simple to do, and is often done in a GP's surgery. |
| Date: | Feb 2010 |
| Title: | Interventions for non-metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the skin |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the skin is the second most common skin cancer in people of white origin, most frequently occurring on sun-exposed areas of the body. People with fair skin and those with certain genetic conditions or an impaired immune ... |
| Date: | Feb 2010 |
| Title: | Real life story |
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| Publisher: | Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing |
| Description: | Detailed information about how the television commercial for the National Skin Cancer Awareness Campaign was made. |
| Date: | Nov 2009 |
| Title: | Surgical excision margins for primary cutaneous melanoma |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Whilst melanoma accounts for only 5% of skin cancers, it is important because it is the cause of 75% of all skin cancer deaths. For primary cutaneous melanoma, standard treatment is complete surgical removal of the melanoma with a safety margin some di... |
| Date: | Aug 2009 |
| Title: | Mohs micrographic surgery versus surgical excision for periocular basal cell carcinoma |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | A basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the commonest skin cancer and the most common cancer in people of white origin. It is usually seen on the sun exposed parts of the body like the face, neck, head and ears. Untreated lesions can slowly eat away the surroun... |
| Date: | Jan 2009 |
| Title: | Skin cancer treatment options - myDr.com.au |
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| Publisher: | myDr |
| Description: | The treatment of non-melanoma skin cancer has a high success rate, provided it is detected at an early stage. |
| Date: | Nov 2008 |
| Title: | Clinical practice guidelines in Australia and New Zealand for the management of melanoma |
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| Publisher: | Ministry of Health (MoH) (New Zealand) |
| Description: | Melanoma is a major public health problem in both Australia and New Zealand. These guidelines are designed to assist clinicians who care for patients with melanoma. They were compiled by a multidisciplinary team and it is hoped they will assist in raising standards of care by specifying evidence-based protocols for the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of melanoma. As well as being a best practice resource for doctors it is expected they will be useful for other health care professionals and patients, who may not only seek information but who may also require reassurance that the treatment they are receiving is evidence-based. |
| Date: | Jan 2008 |
| Title: | Interventions for preventing non-melanoma skin cancers in high-risk groups |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Non-melanoma skin cancer is still the most common cancer in the UK, the United States and Australia. People at increased risk of getting non-melanoma skin cancer include those with lowered immunity, a history of non-melanoma skin cancer, rare inherited ... |
| Date: | Aug 2007 |
| Title: | Skin cancer: treatment - myDr.com.au |
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| Publisher: | myDr |
| Description: | Most skin cancers are treated with surgery, but occasionally radiotherapy or chemotherapy, or 2 or all 3 of these treatments, are used. |
| Date: | Jan 2007 |
| Title: | Chemoimmunotherapy versus chemotherapy for metastatic malignant melanoma |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Malignant melanoma is one of the most aggressive of all skin cancers. If it is confined to the skin, it can often be cured by surgery. However if it has spread, melanoma is usually incurable because it does not respond to most treatments. Recently clini... |
| Date: | Nov 2006 |
| Title: | Interventions for basal cell carcinoma of the skin |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Basal cell carcinoma is the most common human cancer. It is usually caused by excessive exposure to ultraviolet light. Although not life threatening, basal cell carcinoma can destroy the skin and neighbouring tissues, causing significant cosmetic disfig... |
| Date: | Nov 2006 |
| Title: | Statins and fibrates for preventing melanoma |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Some studies have suggested that medicines (such as statins and fibrates) taken to lower blood cholesterol may reduce the risk of melanoma skin cancer. Our review of 16 studies did not find any clear evidence to support such a suggestion, but we cannot ... |
| Date: | Aug 2005 |
| Title: | Systemic treatments for metastatic cutaneous melanoma |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | There are no randomised trials comparing the effects of systemic therapies for metastatic cutaneous melanoma with best supportive care or placebo. Cutaneous melanoma is the most aggressive form of skin cancer. When it has spread (metastatic cutaneous me... |
| Date: | Feb 2000 |
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