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Cryosurgery for Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer
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Cryosurgery is the treatment of choice for superficial actinic keratoses. And it often is successful in treating small lesions of Reference squamous cell carcinoma in situ Opens New Window.Reference 1
If cryosurgery is used to treat skin cancer, there is a small chance that the skin cancer will return after treatment. One study that followed people for 5 years after treatment found that cryosurgery had a cure rate for 99 out of 100 people.Reference 2
| By: | Reference Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: October 2, 2012 |
| Medical Review: | Reference E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
Reference Amy McMichael, MD - Dermatology |
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