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Treatment

Treatment of skin cancer is aimed at removing the entire lesion to prevent it causing local tissue destruction and disfigurement, as well as to prevent it from spreading to other parts of the body.

Most skin cancers are treated by surgically removing the lesion and then repairing the wound.

Occasionally medical treatments are used where a cream is applied by patients at home to early or non-invasive skin cancers. The majority of skin cancers are able to be managed through our rooms at the centre.

Where a skin cancer has not been able to be removed surgically, then alternative treatments may be used. This includes radiotherapy as well as chemotherapy and these treatments are offered at specialised hospital cancer care centres.

Risk calculator

Skin Cancer Risk Survey

Answer all seven questions to calculate your indicative skin cancer risk level. You can return to any answer and change it at any time.

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This survey provides a general risk indication only. It does not replace a professional skin examination, diagnosis or medical advice.

Risk calculator

Skin Cancer Risk Survey

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1 Gender?
2 Age?
3 How many sunburns caused your skin to peel during childhood and your teenage years?
4 What was your natural hair colour at age 15?
5 How many freckles did you have on your arms at age 15?
6 How many moles do you have on both arms combined, counting from your shoulders to your hands?
7 Have you previously had skin cancer, including melanoma, BCC or SCC?
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