A 46-year-old member asked:
How to know what is basal cell carcinoma?
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Dr. Brian Lawenda answered
23 years experience in Radiation Oncology
A common skin cancer: Basal cell carcinoma is the most common skin cancer type. It is frequently slow growing. They rarely metastasize. Typically, they occur in areas of the skin that are exposed to sunlight. The cure rates are very high. Treatment is with either surgery or radiation therapy, although other techniques may also be employed. http://www.skincancer.org/skin-cancer-information/basal-cell-carcinoma.
Answered on May 8, 2019
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Dr. Felipe Gercovich answered
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See comment: It is a skin cancer that could be easily cured with early diagnoses abd treatment
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Dr. Michael Klein answered
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Yes and no: Basal cell carcinoma is a type of skin cancer which is not malignant in the sense it will not spread to distant parts of the body and threaten life th ... Read More
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Dr. Robert Peppercorn answered
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Basal cell: Years of sun damage or exposure to radiation treatment or arsenic.
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