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Skin Cancer Treatment

Posted: February 23rd 2009 By editor1         under: Cancer, Skin Cancer     Tags: , , ,

Skin cancer is the type of cancer that is diagnosed and treated by a dermatologist, who decides that what kind of cancer treatment should be given to the victim of skin cancer or precancerous skin lesions. Normally, this decision is taken on the basis of cancer type, causes of skin cancer, its stage, location on the body, patient’s age, symptoms of the skin cancer and the patient’s overall health.

However the methods, generally used, are;

  • Surgery
  • Chemotherapy
  • Radiotherapy
  • Medications
  • Under Studied treatments (limited to some types)
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