Skin Cancer
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Skin Cancer Complications
Complications of skin
cancer
include:
Cellulitis
Skin abscess
Spread of the
cancer
to other organs
Side effects of radiation therapy include:
Skin burns
Confusion
:
Can be seen with radiation to the brain
Difficulty swallowing
Fatigue
Hair loss
Headaches
:
Can be seen with radiation to the brain
Nausea and vomiting
Other
cancers
Rashes
and other skin changes:
Discoloration to the skin secondary to radiation
burns
Weight loss
Side effects of chemotherapy include:
Anorexia
Bone marrow damage:
Aplastic anemia
Low
platelet count
Low
white blood cell count
Constipation
Diarrhea
Hair loss
Increased risk of infection
Mouth sores
(mucositis)
Nausea and vomiting
Weakness or fatigue
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Skin Cancer Underlying Cause
Related Topics:
Actinic keratosis
Basal cell carcinoma
Cancer
Kaposi's sarcoma
Malignant melanoma
Seborrheic keratosis
Skin disease
Skin lesion
Squamous cell carcinoma
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Skin lesion
Skin lump
Skin mole
Skin ulcers
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Last Updated: Aug 4, 2008
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John H. Beckett, MD
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D. Scott Gettings, MD
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Campbell FA, Gupta G. The management of non-melanoma skin cancer. Hosp Med. 2005 May;66(5):288-93.
Einspahr JG, Bowden GT, Alberts DS. Skin cancer chemoprevention: strategies to save our skin. Recent Results Cancer Res. 2003;163:151-64; discussion 264-6.
Ollstein RN. Skin lesions in the elderly: precancer and cancer. Care Manag J. 2004 Summer;5(2):107-11.
Saraiya M, Glanz K, Briss P, Nichols P, White C, Das D; Task Force on Community Preventive Services On reducing Exposure to Ultraviolet Light. Preventing skin cancer: findings of the Task Force on Community Preventive Services On reducing Exposure to Ultraviolet Light. MMWR Recomm Rep. 2003 Oct 17;52(RR-15):1-12.
