The most common risk factors for skin cancer include sun exposure, indoor or outdoor tanning, previous sunburns, family history, more than 50 moles, long-term exposure to x-rays, and a history of smoking.
Skin cancer is a collective term for a variety of types of cancer that affect the skin, lips, eyelids, and nails. All types of skin cancers have very high cure rates and excellent outcomes when detected early.
Treatment of skin cancer depends on the type, size, location, and depth of the skin cancer and overall health of the patient. BCCs and SCCs can be treated with outpatient MOHS surgery, outpatient surgical excision, or radiation therapy.
What is skin cancer? Skin cancer is a collective term for a variety of types of cancer that affect the skin, lips, eyelids, and nails.
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