What are the treatments for skin cancer

Now skin cancer has become a disease with a high incidence that threatens health. We should pay more attention to the understanding of skin cancer. Of course, we should also pay attention to the choice of treatment methods. Common treatments include surgical treatments, radiotherapy, chemotherapy and physical therapy.

1. Surgical treatment

It is suitable for all stages of skin cancer and can be used to completely remove the tumor surgically.

2. Lymph node dissection

The decision to perform selective regional lymph node dissection after surgical resection of squamous cell carcinoma is difficult. Preventive cleaning is not the most necessary option, but the best decision should be made based on the patient's age, cancer site, degree of invasiveness, and degree of differentiation of cancer cells.

3. Radiation therapy

Skin cancer, especially basal cell carcinoma, is very sensitive to radiation and moderately sensitive to squamous cell carcinoma. This method is also applicable to areas where there is or may be lymph node metastasis, as an adjuvant treatment before and after surgery.

4. Chemotherapy

It is used as a systemic adjuvant therapy for the treatment of skin cancer.

5. Physical therapy

This is the use of electrocoagulation, electrocautery, freezing or laser to burn the cancer, causing it to necrotize, fall off or vaporize.

6. Corrosion therapy

Use effective concentrated corrosive chemicals as local burns or smears.