How can you prevent skin cancer from coming back?
Are the different treatments ever combined? Are the treatments for skin cancer usually repeated over a long period of time? Sometimes one treatment is sufficient. In other circumstances, repeated treatments are necessary. In some cases, a combination of methods may be used. Again, it depends upon the individual case. Does skin cancer recur? Yes. Skin cancer is one of the most common recurrent cancers. A person with skin cancer has a 50 to 60 percent chance of having a second cancer, usually another skin cancer. Therefore, patients should have follow up visits two to four times a year. Is there any research under way using vitamin A to prevent the recurrence of basal cell cancer? The National Cancer Institute is conducting a five year study to test the effectiveness of a form of vitamin A isotretinoin in slowing the development of new basal cell skin cancers. Skin cancer patients are randomly assigned to one of two groups and receive either the isotretinom or a placebo. Neith...