Skin is the largest organ of a human being which protects our body from heat, injury and any type of infection. Moreover, it makes our personality beautiful and charming. Nowadays a large number of populations are suffering from skin cancer disease and seeking proper diagnosis and treatment. Skin cancer is the most common type of all cancers which has affected populations of USA, Australia and UK. >
The type of treatment for the skin cancer is recommended according to the type stage, grade, location and size of the tumor. Moreover, the type of treatment also depends on the patient’s health condition, as patients with weak immune system cannot go with surgery treatment. Types of skin cancer :
Basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma are the most common forms of skin cancer diseases, which are known as non-melanoma. These kinds of cancers rarely spread to other parts of the body. Third type of skin cancer is Melanoma which is the rarest type and can spread to other parts of the body. Another form of skin condition is Actinic keratosis which sometimes becomes squamous cell carcinoma. How to treat skin cancer?
Some of the effective conventional treatment methods for the skin cancer disease have been described as follows:-
Surgery :
Surgery is one of the most effective healing techniques for skin cancer treatment in which whole tumor is removed from the skin. Some types of tumor are located inside the skin, so it is treated with combination of other techniques like radiotherapy and chemotherapy.
Chemotherapy :
In this technique, medications are used to kill the cancerous tumor. Anti cancer drugs are recommended by oncologist to relieve the symptoms of skin cancer. The drugs are either injected through the vein or taken by mouth. The drugs are usually given in several steps so a patient may take time in getting cure. There are other ways also to use chemotherapy method for the skin cancer disease, such as it can be suggested before surgery or after the surgery.
Side effects :
Fatigue
Vomiting
Nausea
Hair loss mouth ulcers.
Moh’s Surgery :
This type of surgery is used when the doctor is not confirmed about the depth and nature of the skin cancer. In this method, the cells and tissues are removed from the affected area. Moh’s Surgery is very complex method than the other treatment technique and is more effective for the bigger size of the tumor.
Cryosurgery :
It has also been successful for the skin cancer disease. In this technique, the cancerous parts are cooled to a very low temperature. When the malignant cells become frozen then these cells are killed by using liquid nitrogen.
Radiotherapy :
It is also an effective method for the skin cancer treatment which is usually carried out by internal beam radiotherapy and external beam radiotherapy. In this method, radiation beams are executed on the cancerous tumor which helps to stop the division of cancerous cells.
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Deep Singh is a one of the top writer, having years of experience in Health industry. He has published many books on Skin Cancer Treatment related topics. He spends a lot of his time thinking about and sharing knowledge of Diseases and Treatments. To read more on cancer treatment, kindly visit www.sfrollc.com