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How can they remove skin cancer and what happens afterwards?
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Skin cancer: Skin cancer is most often treated surgically and repaired with stitches. Radiation treatment , topical chemotherapy creams, and liquid nitrogen may also be recommended depending on the type, size, location of skin cancer as well as the overall physical health of the patient.
Answered 1/5/2019
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