Skin cancer can be effectively treated by several methods, and is individualized based on the type, size and location of the cancer, the patient’s age and immune status, and whether or not the cancer has been treated before.
Common treatments include: electro-dessication and curettage (scraping and burning), cryotherapy (freezing), radiation therapy, traditional excision, and a more recent method, Mohs or microscopically controlled surgery. Of all forms of treatment for skin cancer, Mohs surgery has the highest rate of cure.