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At Bardmoor Cancer Center, we specialize in advanced cancer care with a patient-first approach. Contact us to learn more or schedule a consultation.
Skin cancer is by far the most common type of cancer. If you have skin cancer, it is important to know which type you have because it affects your treatment options and your outlook (prognosis).
Bardmoor Cancer Center will take careful steps stage and grade the tumor to assess the best way to create and manage your treatment plan. Our goal is to achieve the very best outcome while preserving your quality of life.
Types of skin cancer include:
The type of skin cancer and the level of invasiveness is determined by diagnostic testing and imaging.
It may be possible to avoid some risk factors for skin cancer, but some are out of your control. The best plan is to catch it early. Lifestyle and hereditary factors include:
It’s sometimes hard to tell the difference between a benign, non-cancerous mole and skin cancer but seeking care early and having regular skin screening can help find cancer earlier and improve outcomes.
At Bardmoor Cancer Center, once cancer has been diagnosed, our specialists may order diagnostic testing and imaging to help determine the stage and extent of the disease. It is very important to do a comprehensive skin cancer work-up to carefully evaluate the extent of skin cancer.
Depending on the type and stage (severity) of the skin cancer, the following treatments may be necessary. Skin cancer treatment depends on the extent of the cancer within your body. At Bardmoor Cancer Center, we use the most advanced therapies available to treat skin cancer. An individualized plan of care may include multiple types of treatments.
Cryotherapy
Photodynamic therapy (PDT)
Topical chemotherapy
Immune response modifiers
Laser surgery
Chemical peeling
Intralesional chemotherapy
Phototherapy
Photodynamic therapy
Radiation – Any remaining cancer cells left after surgery are destroyed with high-energy radiation beams. For some skin cancers, treating with chemotherapy at the same time can make radiation therapy work better. It is possible to receive radiation therapy before, during or after surgical intervention. Also, when surgery is not possible, radiation can be used to help slow the growth of the tumor. We work closely with Bardmoor Cancer Center Radiation Oncology located on campus.
Chemotherapy – Chemotherapy (chemo) are anti-cancer drugs that may be given intravenously (injected into your vein) or by mouth. The drugs travel through the bloodstream to reach cancer cells in most parts of the body. Chemotherapy can sometimes be given before, during or after surgery. At Bardmoor Cancer Center, our team provide extensive education and supportive care through your therapy.
Targeted Treatments – Targeted drugs work differently from chemo drugs. They sometimes work when chemo drugs don’t, and they often have different side effects. They can be used either along with chemotherapy or by themselves if chemotherapy is no longer working. Targeted treatment options are determined by further genetic testing of the tumor cells. This type of testing is usually done on the biopsied tissue of the tumor cells.
Immunotherapy – Immunotherapy is the use of medicines to help a person’s own immune system better recognize and destroy cancer cells. Immunotherapy can be used to treat some people with advanced, malignant skin cancer.