Skin Cancer

Mohs Surgery Achieves High Cure Rates for Cancers

Published in Cancer Weekly, July 29th, 1996

Treatment with Mohs micrographic surgery produces cure rates of from 93 to 99 percent for the most common skin cancers - basal cell carcinomas and squamous cell carcinomas, stated Perry Robins, M.D., in the 1996 Skin Cancer Foundation Journal.

"Mohs can trace cancers to their roots, sacrifice the smallest amount of healthy tissue, and achieve the best cosmetic results," reported Robins, New York University School of Medicine, and New York University Medical Center.

In his article, Robins cited three cases of skin cancer: the first, on the thumb; the second, on the tip of the penis, and the third, on the ear. In each case, amputation appeared to be...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (1996-07-29)

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