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Skin Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)
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General Information About Skin Cancer






Stages of Skin Cancer






Treatment Option Overview







Treatment Options for Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer






Treatment Options for Actinic Keratosis






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Basal Cell Carcinoma

Treatment of basal cell carcinoma may include the following:

Follow-up skin exams are important for people with basal cell carcinoma because they are likely to have a new or recurrent tumor within 5 years of the first one. After treatment, the patient should have skin exams every 6 months for 5 years and once a year after that.

This summary section refers to specific treatments under study in clinical trials, but it may not mention every new treatment being studied. Information about ongoing clinical trials is available from the NCI Web site.

Check for clinical trials from NCI's PDQ Cancer Clinical Trials Registry that are now accepting patients with basal cell carcinoma of the skin.

Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Treatment of squamous cell carcinoma may include the following:

Follow-up skin exams are important for people with squamous cell carcinoma. Because squamous cell carcinoma can spread, patients should have skin exams every 3 months for several years after treatment and then every 6 months.

This summary section refers to specific treatments under study in clinical trials, but it may not mention every new treatment being studied. Information about ongoing clinical trials is available from the NCI Web site.

Check for clinical trials from NCI's PDQ Cancer Clinical Trials Registry that are now accepting patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the skin.

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