title: Management of non-melanoma skin cancer.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To review types of, and treatment for, non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC): basal cell carcinoma (BCC), squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), and less common NMSC.
  
  
  METHODS
  Standards of care, dermatology texts, peer-reviewed journals.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  BCC grows slowly and rarely metastasizes; some BCC subtypes can be aggressive and destructive. Early treatment of SCC is usually successful; untreated SCC will penetrate underlying tissue, invade lymph nodes, and metastasize. Treatment options for NMSC are based on patient and tumor characteristics, which determine whether a lesion is low or high risk for cancer recurrence after treatment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Nurses are integral for educating patients about measures to prevent new skin cancers and for monitoring for recurrence of NMSC.
authors: UMass Memorial Medical Center, Division of Dermatology, 281 Lincoln St., Worcester, MA 01605, USA. Victoria.lazareth83@gmail.com
authors: Victoria
authors: V
authors: Lazareth
mesh_terms: D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000628:therapy*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*
keywords: Basal cell cancer; Mohs micrographic surgery; squamous cell carcinomas; transplant dermatology; treatment of non-melanoma skin cancer