Non-melanoma skin cancer—most commonly basal cell and squamous cell cancers—is quite common, diagnosed in about one million people each year. The majority of these patients will be cured by early detection and improved treatment options.
The most common treatments for basal cell cancer and squamous cell cancer are:
- Surgery
- Radiation Therapy
- Electrodessication
- Cryosurgery
- Laser Therapy
Through the Skin Diseases Research Center at University Hospitals, researchers and scientists are also identifying new approaches in the prevention and treatment of various forms of skin cancer. Current research is exploring:
- Chemical, ultraviolet radiation, and viral carcinogenesis
- Mechanisms of cutaneous metastasis
- Oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes in skin cancer
- Photoimmunology
- Molecular pathology and immunopathogenesis of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma
- Molecular virology of Kaposi’s sarcoma
- Cellular and molecular mechanisms associated with photodynamic therapy of skin tumors.