You usually have surgery for skin cancer. The type of surgery you have depends on where the cancer is, how big it is and how deep it is.

In fact, Mohs surgery has the highest cure rate of all procedures for the types of skin cancers it is used to treat, which is about 97% to 99%. With other skin cancer removal surgeries, the success ...

Usually, treating basal cell carcinoma (BCC) involves surgery to remove the cancerous cells. However, radiation and medication are also options. BCC is the most common type of skin cancer. It begins ...

Subtypes of basal cell carcinoma, the most common type of skin cancer, may differ in appearance, aggressiveness, treatment options, and who’s likely to develop them. Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the ...

There are an estimated 3.6 million cases of basal cell carcinoma diagnosed in the U.S. every year, according to The Skin Cancer Foundation. Kevin Jonas is raising awareness about skin cancer, after ...

WASHINGTON, DC — A woman in her late 80s with mild dementia was recently referred to Vishal A. Patel, MD, director of cutaneous oncology at the George Washington (GW) Cancer Center, director of ...