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Curettage and Electrosurgery for Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer
How Well It Works
Treatment with curettage and electrosurgery for skin cancer has a cure rate of nearly 99 out of 100 for basal cell cancer that is less than 1 cm (0.4 in.) wide. The cure rate is about 84 out of 100 if the cancer is larger than 2 cm (0.8 in.) wide.Reference 1 This procedure is most effective on new skin cancers. It is less successful for recurrent skin cancers where scar tissue has developed.
| 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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