Skin Cancer Treatment Options
Your doctor can describe your treatment choices and what to expect during and after treatment. You and your doctor should work together to develop a treatment plan that meets your medical needs and personal values.
Side Effects of Skin Cancer Treatment
Because skin cancer treatment may damage healthy cells and tissues, side effects may occur. Side effects will depend mainly on the type and extent of the skin cancer treatment. These side effects may not be the same for each person and may even differ from treatment to treatment. Before skin cancer treatment starts, your doctor should tell you about possible side effects and suggest ways to help you manage them.
Skin Cancer Treatment and Clinical Trials
Before starting skin cancer treatment, patients may want to consider taking part in a clinical trial. A treatment clinical trial is a research study that is meant to help improve current treatments or obtain information on new skin cancer treatments for patients. When clinical trials show that a new skin cancer treatment is better than the standard treatment, the new treatment may become the standard treatment.
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