Our skin cancer section explains the differences between the various types of skin cancer. Real life images are below in the slideshow.
In a retrospective case series, for BCC, the five-year recurrence rate has been reported to be:
In the past, when I have performed a skin cancer screening on a patient, I have always told the patient that a melanoma in a woman is more likely to develop on the lower legs while a melanoma in a man is more likely to develop in a man on the trunk. Unbeknownst to me, my information was based on a study that was done in the over 40 years ago.
Patients seeking an appointment with a dermatologist to ask about a potentially cancerous mole have to wait substantially longer than those seeking Botox for wrinkles, a study published online yesterday by The Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology said.
America's most common cancer may be rarer among postmenopausal women who drink coffee. The researchers who report that news are talking about nonmelanoma skin cancer.