Skin Cancer: Treatments

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Seborrheic Keratosis - Treatment Overview
Article
03/16/07, Healthwise
Seborrheic keratoses do not require treatment, because they are not cancerous or otherwise damaging to your health. However, if a seborrheic keratosis causes pain and discomfort or causes you concern about your appearance, your health
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Skin Cancer, Melanoma - Treatment Overview
Article
01/11/07, Healthwise
Surgical removal (excision) of the affected skin is the most effective treatment for melanoma. Excision involves removing the entire melanoma along with a border (margin) of normal-appearing skin. Additional treatment may be neede
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Skin Cancer, Nonmelanoma - Treatment Overview
Article
11/22/06, Healthwise
The goals of treatment for nonmelanoma skin cancer are to:
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Hydroxyurea
Drug
04/14/06, Healthwise
Hydroxyurea can lower the blood cells that help your body fight infections. This can make it easier for you to bleed from an injury or get sick from being around others who are ill. To be sure your blood cells do not get too low, your blood will
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Curettage and electrosurgery for nonmelanoma skin cancer
Article
11/22/06, Healthwise
Curettage is the process of scraping skin with a spoon-shaped instrument (curet) to remove skin tissue. Electrosurgery is the burning of skin tissue with an electric current that runs through a metal instrument or needle. Electrosurger
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Melanoma, cutaneous: Treatment - Patient Information [NCI PDQ]
Article
09/20/07, Healthwise
Melanoma is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the skin cells called melanocytes (cells that color the skin).
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Merkel cell carcinoma: Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI PDQ]
Article
05/11/06, Healthwise
Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC), or neuroendocrine carcinoma of the skin, is an uncommon and often aggressive malignancy that has a poor prognosis. More than 400 new cases of MCC occur in the United States each year, and the mortality rate is approxim
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Lymph node removal (lymphadenectomy) for melanoma
Article
01/11/07, Healthwise
Lymphadenectomy is surgery to remove cancerous lymph nodes. Some lymph nodes are located near the surface of the body, while others are deep in the abdomen or around organs, such as the heart or liver. Lymphadenectomy is done to cure
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Surgical excision of melanoma
Article
01/11/07, Healthwise
Surgery to remove (excise) a melanoma removes the entire melanoma along with a border (margin) of normal-appearing skin. The width of the border of normal skin removed depends on the depth of the melanoma. Additional tissue, usually
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Excision for nonmelanoma skin cancer
Article
11/22/06, Healthwise
Excision is the removal of a skin cancer along with some of the healthy skin tissue around it (margin). For this procedure, a local anesthetic is used to numb the area.
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