Skin Cancer

Skin cancer treatments and PDT Therapy

While there are many types of treatments for Skin Cancer, here at Central Carolina Dermatology Clinic Inc, we offer the most technologically advanced treatment: Photodynamic Therapy (PDT or Blue Light Therapy). For more information on what PDT therapy is and how it can help you, please visit this link.

Types of skin cancer:

Actinic Keratosis

AK's typically occur on body parts that are most often exposed to the sun. They usually appear as small crusty, scaly, or crumbly bumps or horns. Early on, they may come and go. Sometimes they are more easily detected by feel than by sight.

Basal Cell Carcinoma

One of the most common skin cancers, caused by long-term sun exposure. Frequently, two or more features are present in one tumor. In addition, basal cell carcinoma sometimes resembles non-cancerous skin conditions such as psoriasis or eczema

Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Squamous cell carcinoma is the second most common skin cancer after basal cell carcinoma. They usually appear as thick, rough, scaly patches that may bleed easily. They often look like warts and sometimes appear as open sores. The skin around the site may exhibit signs of wrinkling, pigment changes, and loss of elasticity.

Melanoma

Melanoma is the most serious form of skin cancer. Even so, if diagnosed and removed while it is still thin and limited to the outermost skin layer, it is almost 100% curable. Once the cancer advances and spreads to other parts of the body, it is hard to treat and can be deadly

For More Information, please click on the following link for information from the American Academy of Dermatology's pamphlet on skin cancer.