HEALTH Yeah! Ep30: Protecting You...

HEALTH Yeah! Ep30: Protecting Your Skin: Melanoma and Other Skin Cancers Explained

HEALTH Yeah! by Stony Brook Medicine

Episode notes

00:00 Opening and Introductions

2:00 The patient journey for skin cancer at Stony Brook

3:02 Early signs and symptoms of the most common skin cancers (basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, melanoma)

3:55 ABCDEs of skin cancer

4:44 What are the most common parts of the body where skin cancer may develop?

5:30 When should I see my primary care doctor versus my dermatologist?

5:55 Removal of basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma versus removal of a melanoma

7:00 Excision and reconstruction

8:19 What are the best prevention methods for skin cancer?

9:50 When does medical oncology get involved in a case of skin cancer?

11:18 Staging tumors

12:47 Immunotherapy versus chemotherapy for melanoma

14:50 Life expectancy for somebody diagnosed with melanoma

16:18 ... 

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