Melanoma is the most dangerous form of skin cancer and among the most aggressive of all cancers, but it can be cured if caught in the early stages.
A disease caused by ultraviolet light that comes from the sun’s rays.
Cancer surgery is any procedure to remove cancerous tumors and surrounding tissue. Learn more about these procedures.
Neoplasms or tumors can be cancerous or non-cancerous and can grow in any part of the body.
Chemotherapy uses drugs that kill cancer cells or stop them from multiplying. Learn more about this treatment.
Mohs surgery, a precise technique for removing skin cancer, is used to treat melanoma, basal cell carcinoma, and squamous cell carcinoma.
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Whether for screenings, diagnosis, or treatment for yourself or someone you care about, Yale Cancer Center offers multidisciplinary care.
Cancer treatments can cause a variety of short- and long-term physical side effects. Rehabilitation can treat the physical side effects of cancer treatment.
Doctors only diagnose cancer after ruling out other possible causes for symptoms and performing tests to check and double-check the diagnosis. Learn more about these tests.