Thursday, June 2, 2011

Are the best treatments available for your skin cancer?

The rate of Mohs surgeries billed to Medicare in the United States for non-melanoma skin cancers, like basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma, increased by 236% between 1999 and 2009, doubling between 2001 and 2006. The rate of excisions during the same periods also increased but less dramatically. As a cost-effective, outpatient procedure, Mohs surgery is recognized for its exceedingly high cure rates of over 99%, ability to produce superior cosmetic results while sparing healthy tissue in the process. There are only 2 clinics in all of Ontario that offer Mohs surgery. If this is the best treatment for skin cancer, why isn't it available in your region of the province?

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