Skin Cancer Action Plan
Skin Cancer Action Plan
Harvard’s Skin Cancer Action Plan can guide you through every step—from diagnosis through treatment and beyond.
No one wants to hear they have skin cancer. But if you’ve been diagnosed and want to be an informed advocate for your care, you need Your Skin Cancer Action Plan from Harvard Medical School.
This indispensable online guide helps you understand the type of skin cancer you have…which stage it’s in…and how to most effectively treat it.
Plus, this online guide takes a deep dive into today’s most advanced treatments: what they are, how they attack cancer cells, when they are most effective, and common side effects.
With Your Skin Cancer Action Plan you get answers to the question: Is it possible to cure skin cancer? Spoiler: in many cases, the answer is YES! For instance, basal cell carcinoma has a cure rate of nearly 100%. (But wait too long to treat it and it can cause a lot of skin damage.) Squamous cell cancer is the second most common form of skin cancer and is also highly treatable when caught early .
Even melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer has the greatest chance of a cure the earlier it is detected and removed , depending on the type of melanoma you have.
This must-have action plan from the trusted experts at Harvard Medical School also covers:
- When surgery is the “go-to” treatment for basal and squamous cell cancer and melanoma…
- Options for treating actinic keratoses (pre-cancerous lesions). Learn about cryotherapy, photodynamic therapy, and topical creams and gels…
- Who is not a candidate for radiation treatment…
- Skin cancer spread to lymph nodes…or beyond? Targeted therapies such as BRAF inhibitors, MEK inhibitors, and KIT inhibitors may be in order. Learn what they are and how they work…
- Immunotherapy is transforming the way metastatic skin cancers are treated. Is it right for you? Learn about the different immunotherapy drugs, how they work, how they’re administered, and the side effects
- Plus, trusted advice for caring for your skin after skin cancer: how often you need to get skin checks…how to do self-checks…best sunscreens to use and how much SPF you need…and more.
Access Your Skin Cancer Action Plan online guide anytime, anyplace—on your computer, mobile phone, laptop or tablet.