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How To Know if Your Pre-Cancer is Now a Cancer

Kevin Berman, MD, PhD
Kevin Berman, MD, PhD
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Kevin Berman, M.D., Ph.D., is a practicing dermatologist in Atlanta,...

Kevin Berman, MD, PhD

Monday, March 24, 2008
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Hi everyone! Today I want to talk about monitoring precancerous lesions for signs that they may be evolving into cancer.  Dermatologists often treat precancerous lesions in the office and a valid question that arises from the patient is how are they to know that the treatment worked and that the...
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    Sue
    Monday, March 24, 2008 at 10:13 PM

    Thanks so much Dr. Berman for your post.  This is an important topic and your review of how to proceed will be helpful to others, I'm sure.

     

    For more information on Skin Cancer Basics you can read our site. And for those who may want to view viedos on various ways to address skin cancers, see our Skin Cancer Treatment library.

     

    All the best, sue (moderator) 

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    princess
    Saturday, April 19, 2008 at 10:24 PM

    i really like your topic and i need more information about skin cancer...hopefully you can send me a pamphlet about it....you can email me at prolaine_z@yahoo.com....

    I will be hoping for your reply....thankss

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    Reader
    Monday, October 20, 2008 at 05:55 PM

    Dr. Berman, thank you for the information.  It's been one month since I had a dime-sized precancerous growth on my face removed with liquid nitro - I go back next week for a check up.  It seems to have healed from what I can tell.  But I am still concerned... if there are cells below the surface that were not killed and then turn cancerous, will I be able to tell from a change in the surface or is it possible that cancer is blooming and spreading below the surface and/or into my blood stream without any way to be aware of it?  I didn't get a satisfactory response from my dermatologist the first time I asked.. she just said that unless it was surgically removed, there was no way to be 100% sure.

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Actinic Keratosis is a precancerous skin condition that develops when the skin is exposed to sun.

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