1. Ally has just been diagnosed with melanoma.
Melanoma, the most serious type of skin cancer, develops in the cells (melanocytes) which produce melanin (the pigment which gives skin color).
2. David is having a procedure to remove his basal cell carcinoma.
What basal cancer cell?
Basal cell skin cancer is the most common types of skin cancer which start in the epidermis, and are generally related to sun exposure. Basal cell carcinoma is most usually treated with surgery to remove all of the cancer and some of the healthy tissue around it.
3. Craig is receiving chemotherapy treatments twice a week.
Chemotherapy is a treatment which is most often used to treat cancer, since cancer cells grow and multiply much more quickly than most cells in the body.
4. Bill’s doctor recommends radiation therapy to treat his squamous cell carcinoma.
Radiation therapy is primarily used for squamous cell carcinoma that are hard to treat surgically, and in elderly patients or people in poor health for whom surgery is not advised. For some cases especially those with perineural involvement, radiation may be used after surgery, or in combination with other treatments.
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