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  • Skin Cancer, Nonmelanoma - Home Treatment

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    10/14/08, Healthwise

    Home treatment after removal of a skin cancer includes regular use of skin protection measures to prevent a return (recurrence) of nonmelanoma skin cancer and regular exams to watch for suspicious skin changes.

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  • Skin Cancer, Nonmelanoma - Surgery

    Article
    10/14/08, Healthwise

    Surgery is the most common and most successful method of treating nonmelanoma skin cancer. The goals of surgery are to:

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  • Skin Cancer, Nonmelanoma - Other Treatment

    Article
    10/14/08, Healthwise

    Radiation therapy for nonmelanoma skin cancer may be recommended for people who may not be able to have surgery because of the location of the skin cancer. Radiation therapy may also be a treatment choice if age or other health condit

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  • Cryosurgery for nonmelanoma skin cancer

    Article
    10/14/08, Healthwise

    Cryosurgery is the process of destroying a skin cancer (lesion) by freezing it with liquid nitrogen. Liquid nitrogen is applied to the lesion using a cotton applicator stick or an aerosol spray.

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  • Excision for nonmelanoma skin cancer

    Article
    10/14/08, 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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  • Mohs micrographic surgery for nonmelanoma skin cancer

    Article
    10/14/08, Healthwise

    Mohs micrographic surgery involves removing a skin cancer one layer at a time and examining these layers under a microscope immediately after they are removed. This procedure allows for a close examination of each layer of skin to detect

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  • Radiation therapy for nonmelanoma skin cancer

    Article
    10/14/08, Healthwise

    Radiation therapy involves the use of X-rays to destroy cancer cells. This procedure requires 15 to 30 visits to a facility for treatment with special X-ray equipment. The skin cancer is destroyed gradually. Radiation therapy may be used

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  • Lymph node removal (lymphadenectomy) for melanoma

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    12/05/08, 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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  • Radiation treatment for melanoma

    Article
    12/05/08, Healthwise

    Radiation therapy uses high doses of radiation to destroy or shrink advanced or metastatic melanoma with little harm to nearby healthy tissue. Radiation damages the genetic material of cancer cells, stopping their growth.

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  • Surgical excision of melanoma

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    12/05/08, 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 s

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