Melanoma and Skin Cancer Recurrence...Complete remission is when there are no more signs or symptoms of cancer. Another term for complete remission is NED, which stands for No Evidence of Disease. Remission may be...
Radiation Therapy for Skin Cancer...High-energy radiation can be used to kill cancer cells. External-beam radiation therapy is one way to treat skin cancer. A machine outside the body delivers a beam of electrons or...
Melanoma Treatment...Melanoma is a type of skin cancer. It begins in cells called melanocytes. Melanoma often looks like a mole that has changed or a new growth on the skin. These...
Immunotherapy for Skin Cancer...Your immune system is your body's defense against cells that are not normal. These could be cells infected with a virus, infectious bacteria, or fungal cells, or they could be...
What Is Merkel Cell Carcinoma?...Merkel cells are in the top layer of the skin, close to the nerve endings for the sense of touch. Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) develops when Merkel cells grow out...
What Does Kaposi Sarcoma Look Like?...Kaposi sarcoma skin cancer (KS) develops when the cells lining the blood and lymph vessels grow in an uncontrolled way. KS is rare in the United States and strongly associated...
What is Kaposi Sarcoma?...Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is a rare cancer. It develops in the cells that line the lymph vessels and blood vessels and usually causes skin lesions. In the United States today...
How Is Skin Cancer Treated?...The goals of skin cancer treatment are to remove the tumor and kill any other cancer cells that may cause it to recur or spread. Treatment is selected based on...
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Targeted Therapies...Cancer cells are different from normal cells. Many cancer cells have mutations that cause them to grow and survive when normal cells would not. Cancer develops when there are harmful...
Myths and Misconceptions...Fact: Tanned skin is damaged skin. There is no such thing as a healthy or safe tan. In our culture, we associate a tan with health and beauty. We’ve learned...
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Skin Cancer Prevention...While there is no perfect way to prevent all skin cancers, there are steps you can take to reduce your risk. Oftentimes, many risk factors are uncontrollable, such as gender...
Lymph Node Mapping and Biopsy...Lymph node biopsy is a procedure done to see whether skin cancer has spread. Tissue from the lymph nodes is studied under a microscope to see whether it contains cancer...
Optical Biopsy...Some lesions are obviously suspicious for melanoma. Perhaps they have typical features of melanoma. Maybe they are obviously different from the normal lesions around them. In such cases, the decision...
Skin Biopsy...A skin biopsy is a procedure in which your doctor removes a sample of skin tissue. The sample is sent to a laboratory. A pathologist will examine it under a...
Physical Examination...“You cannot diagnose what you cannot see.” This quote, from a training course for dermatologists, summarizes a total body skin exam. A total body skin cancer physical exam is a...
Symptom and Medical History...You noticed an unusual mole or lesion on your skin and made an appointment with your doctor to have it checked. Before examining your skin, your doctor will ask questions...