David Corso; Date of Diagnosis: 1993; Age at Diagnosis: 44; Colorado Springs, CO; Basal Cell Carcinoma; As a second-generation Italian American, I feared not skin cancer. Never even thought about it. I never suffered from sunburn. I worked and played outside (especially sports such as baseball, soccer, and golf), went to the beach, and lounged
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Scott Tushla; Date of Diagnosis: 05/08/2019; Age: 54; Colorado Springs, CO; Basal Cell Carcinoma; I was diagnosed after I noted an area on my nose that was concerning. I am a family doctor, so I see a fair number of patients with skin cancer. I had no symptoms. I saw the dermatologist whom I refer
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Jacki Jones; Date of Diagnosis: 02/10/1997; Age: 47; San Diego, CA; Basal Cell Carcinoma, Squamous Cell Skin Cancer; I had noticed a tiny pearly dot at the end of my nose for a year or so but I had no idea it could be skin cancer! Then a doctor’s visit for something else led to
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October 4, 2021 In a recent study, image-guided superficial radiotherapy (IGSRT) showed nearly a 100% cure rate for early-stage basal cell carcinomas and squamous cell skin cancers. These results, along with its established safety, show that IGSRT is emerging as an alternative to cryosurgery or Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS), which are commonly used to treat
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