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2. Basal-cell carcinoma - Wikipedia

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   Basal-cell carcinoma (BCC), also known as basal-cell cancer, basalioma [7] or rodent ulcer, [8] is the most common type of skin cancer. [2] It often appears as a painless raised area of skin, which may be shiny with small blood vessels running over it . [ 1 ]

3. Gov. Kathy Hochul treated for skin cancer. What is basal cell ...

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   The chance of basal cell skin cancer coming back (recurring) ranges from about 5% to up to 15%, depending on the size of the tumor and treatment, the American Cancer Society noted. And cases that ...

4. Gentle Cure and Medicare: Is it Covered? - AOL

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   Gentle Cure is the brand name for an image-guided superficial ionizing radiation therapy (IG-SRT). It’s a nonsurgical treatment option for basal and squamous cell skin cancers.

5. Mohs surgery - Wikipedia

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   The cure rate with Mohs surgery cited by most studies is between 97% and 99.8% for primary basal-cell carcinoma, the most common type of skin cancer. [2]: 13 Mohs procedure is also used for squamous cell carcinoma, but with a lower cure rate. Recurrent basal-cell cancer has a lower cure rate with Mohs surgery, more in the range of 94%.

6. Skin cancer - Wikipedia

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   For a small basal-cell cancer in a young person, the treatment with the best cure rate (Mohs surgery or CCPDMA) might be indicated. In the case of an elderly frail man with multiple complicating medical problems, a difficult to excise basal-cell cancer of the nose might warrant radiation therapy (slightly lower cure rate) or no treatment at all.

7. Barstool's Dave Portnoy had basal cell carcinoma removed ...

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   Basal cell carcinoma is the most common form of skin cancer, affecting nearly 1 in 5 Americans, says Anne Sexton, physician assistant at Advanced Dermatology and Cosmetic Surgery in Fort Mill, S.C ...