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Where are we on treatment for skin cancer? is their a higher percentage for living with having late stage melanoma or other skin cancers?

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Dr. Eric Chevlen answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine - Oncology

Getting better: Most non-melanoma skin cancer is cured by surgery alone. Metastatic melanoma remains I curable, but recent treatment advances have yielded significant prolongation of survival.

Answered 6/5/2014

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