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  2. Mohs surgery - Wikipedia

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    Mohs surgery is the gold standard method for obtaining complete margin control during removal of a skin cancer (complete circumferential peripheral and deep margin assessment - CCPDMA) using frozen section histology. [1] CCPDMA or Mohs surgery allows for the removal of a skin cancer with very narrow surgical margin and a high cure rate.

  3. Cutaneous squamous-cell carcinoma - Wikipedia

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    Cutaneous squamous-cell carcinoma is the second-most common cancer of the skin (after basal-cell carcinoma, but more common than melanoma). It usually occurs in areas exposed to the sun. Sunlight exposure and immunosuppression are risk factors for SCC of the skin, with chronic sun exposure being the strongest environmental risk factor. [26]

  4. Skin cancer - Wikipedia

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    Skin cancer is the most commonly diagnosed form of cancer in humans. [11] [12] [13] There are three main types of skin cancers: basal-cell skin cancer (BCC), squamous-cell skin cancer (SCC) and melanoma. [1] The first two, along with a number of less common skin cancers, are known as nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC).

  5. Lasers in cancer treatment - Wikipedia

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    Lasers are used to treat cancer in several different ways. Their high-intensity light can be used to shrink or destroy tumors or precancerous growths. Lasers are most commonly used to treat superficial cancers (cancers on the surface of the body or the lining of internal organs) such as basal-cell skin cancer and the very early stages of some cancers, such as cervical, penile, vaginal, vulvar ...

  6. These Pictures Will Help You Identify the Most Common Skin Rashes

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    This contagious skin rash is caused by streptococcus and staphylococcus bacteria that enter the body through compromised skin. Other symptoms to note: Initially, red blisters form at the infection ...

  7. Merkel-cell carcinoma - Wikipedia

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    It is a rare type of skin cancer, with a 2013 incidence of only 0.7 per 100,000 persons in the U.S. [56] As of 2005, roughly 2,500 new cases of MCC are diagnosed each year in the United States, [56] as compared to around 60,000 new cases of malignant melanoma and over 1 million new cases of nonmelanoma skin cancer. [57]

  8. How Kate Middleton's Cancer Journey Transformed Her: 'She Is ...

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    Since her Sept. 9 video announcing the end of her chemotherapy for a type of cancer that remains private, Kate has emphasized her cautious approach. “The cancer journey is complex, scary,” she ...

  9. Celebrity Faces Show Alarming Effects Of Ozempic Use As ...

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    Dr. Sue Decotiis, a weight loss expert who has prescribed Ozempic to thousands of patients, reportedly explained that weight loss looks more dramatic on those with longer faces because of the way ...