Skin Cancer

Our physicians are accomplished diagnosticians who can perform skin biopsies to help catch skin cancers at an early stage, when they are most effectively treated. If you have a mole, abnormal lesion or other growth on your skin that has irregular borders, changes color or size, is larger than a quarter-inch, or develops symptoms such as itching, tenderness, bleeding or crusting, it’s important to bring this to your doctor’s attention as quickly as possible. The three most common forms of skin cancer include basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma – with melanoma being the most dangerous. Because melanomas can spread quickly to other parts of the body, early diagnosis and treatment of these cancers is extremely important.