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
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