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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.
Updated Sept 2007
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Bowen's disease
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Better Health Channel
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Bowen's disease is a type of slow-growing and scaly skin patch, most commonly found on the lower leg. The cause is unknown, although sun exposure is a risk factor. Treatment options include cryosurgery, curettage, medicated ointments and surgery.
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Jul 2007
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| Title: |
Skin cancer - early detection is critical
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| Publisher: |
Better Health Channel
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Each year in Australia, over 1,600 people die from skin cancer. Yet skin cancer is an almost totally preventable disease and 95 per cent of skin cancers are treatable if they are detected early. Regular checks of your skin should detect any suspicious lumps or spots as soon as they develop.
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Sep 2008
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| Title: |
Detection and diagnosis
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Cancer Council Victoria
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| Description: |
Contents: Detecting skin cancer; Who will I see?; How skin cancer is diagnosed; Self help
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| Date: |
Jan 2008
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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
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| 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 ...
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Aug 2007
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Treatment for non-melanoma skin cancers
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| Publisher: |
Cancer Council Victoria
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| Description: |
Outlines treatment for non-melanoma skin cancers including surgery, cryotherapy, curettage, radiotherapy and chemotherapy.
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| Date: |
Dec 2006
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Chemoimmunotherapy versus chemotherapy for metastatic malignant melanoma
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| Publisher: |
John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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| 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...
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Nov 2006
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Statins and fibrates for preventing melanoma
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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| 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 ...
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| Date: |
Aug 2005
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Skin cancer treatment options
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| Publisher: |
myDr
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| Description: |
The treatment of non-melanoma skin cancer has a high success rate, provided it is detected at an early stage.
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| Date: |
Nov 2008
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Interventions for basal cell carcinoma of the skin
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| Publisher: |
John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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| 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...
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| Date: |
Nov 2006
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| Title: |
Skin Cancer
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| Publisher: |
HealthInsite Topic Page
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| Description: |
Links to information on skin cancer, including prevention, treatment and risk factors.
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| Date: |
Nov 2005
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| Title: |
Skin cancer: treatment
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| Publisher: |
myDr
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| Description: |
Most skin cancers are treated with surgery, but occasionally radiotherapy or chemotherapy, or 2 or all 3 of these treatments, are used.
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| Date: |
Jan 2007
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New Zealand guidelines on the general management of malignant melanoma (2004)
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| Publisher: |
New Zealand Dermatological Society
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| Description: |
A discussion document for doctors caring for patients with melanoma. These guidelines were originally developed in 1993 following a multi-disciplinary consensus conference held at Waikato Hospital, Hamilton. In 2003, they were updated following wide consultation with stake holders.
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| Date: |
Jan 2004
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| Title: |
Clinical practice guidelines for the management of cutaneous melanoma
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National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
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| Description: |
The guidelines have been developed to assist in clinical decision making when managing patients with melanoma. The guidelines are expected to help to improve the quality of care, hopefully making the management of patients with melanoma more cost effective.
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| Date: |
Dec 1999
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