Featured Conditions and Diseases
This eMedTV segment discusses basal cell carcinoma in detail, including treatment options, prognosis, and tips to prevent it. This is the most common form of skin cancer, accounting for 90 percent of all cases in the United States.
Intraocular melanoma is a rare form of cancer that develops in the eye and occurs most often in middle age. This eMedTV resource describes intraocular melanoma and how it is diagnosed, staged, and treated.
The percentage of people who develop melanoma in the United States has doubled in the past 30 years. This eMedTV article offers an in-depth look at this increasingly common condition, including risk factors, symptoms, and treatment options.
Merkel cell carcinoma tends to develop on or just beneath the skin's surface and in the hair follicles. This eMedTV article provides an overview of this rare form of cancer, including symptoms, treatment options, and the chances of it metastasizing.
Types of nonmelanoma skin cancer include basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma. As this eMedTV article explains, treatment includes laser surgery and cryosurgery. It also explains the importance of follow-up exams after treatment.
This eMedTV article discusses skin cancer in detail, including causes, symptoms, and treatment. This, the most common cancer in the United States, begins in the epidermis, which has three kinds of cells: squamous cells, basal cells, and melanocytes.
This eMedTV resource discusses squamous cell carcinoma in detail, including treatment options and prognosis. Despite a fatality rate of less than 1 percent, prompt treatment is necessary to keep the cancer from invading and destroying nearby tissue.
Featured Medications
Does sunscreen help prevent skin cancer? Many doctors believe that it does. This page of the eMedTV archives explains the benefits of sunscreen in skin cancer prevention and offers additional tips to avoid exposure to UV radiation.
