Treatment of Skin Cancer Patient Information

ACTINIC KERATOSIS

Treatment may be one of the following:

1. Topical chemotherapy.

2. Surgery that freezes and kills the cancer (cryosurgery).

3. Surgery that uses an electric current to dehydrate the tumor (electrodesiccation), then uses a specialized surgical tool (curet) to remove the tumor.

4. Removing the top layer of skin with a special machine (dermabrasion).

5. Shaving the very top layer of skin (shave excision).

6. Surgery using a highly focused beam of light that destroys only the cancer cells (laser therapy).

  Back to Table of Contents                     <<Back                        Next>>