Skin Cancer Prevention and Treatment

Explore the latest updates on melanoma prevention and treatment in this comprehensive lecture by Dr. Kevin Wang from Stanford Hospital. Learn about the various types of skin cancer, with a focus on melanoma, its risk factors, and diagnostic methods. Discover the importance of early detection and understand the different melanoma subtypes, including superficial spreading, lentigo maligna, acral lentiginous, and nodular melanoma. Gain insights into inherited risk factors, familial melanoma syndrome, and the impact of immunosuppression. Delve into treatment options such as surgical excision, sentinel lymph node biopsies, and immunotherapy. Additionally, examine other forms of skin cancer like basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma, and learn about advanced treatment techniques such as MOHS micrographic surgery.