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Skin Cancer Glossary

As soon as you are diagnosed with skin cancer, you will be subject to a barrage of specialized technical terms from your doctors, nurses and other caregivers. This glossary of commonly used terms will help you make sense of what they are saying and ask intelligent questions to receive optimal care.

SPF

What is SPF?

Lymphoscintigraphy

What is lymphoscintigraphy?

Actinic Keratosis

What is actinic keratosis?

Adjuvant Treatment

What is adjuvant treatment?

Apoptosis

What is apoptosis?

Chemotherapy

What is chemotherapy?

Clinical Trial

What is a clinical trial?

CTLA-4

What is CTLA-4?

Dacarbazine

What is dacarbazine?

Dermatologist

What is a dermatologist?

Erythema Solare

What is erythema solare?

Granulocyte Macrophage Colony Stimulating Factor

What is a granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor?

Immune System

What is the immune system?

Immunotherapy

What is immunotherapy?

Ipilimumab

What is ipilimumab?

Keratinocytes

What are keratinocytes?

Lymph Node

What is a lymph node?

Macule

What is a macule?

Margin

A definition of a surgical margin.

Nevus

What is a nevus?

Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy

What is a sentinel lymph node biopsy?

Spitz Nevus

What is a spitz nevus?

Temozolomide

What is temozolomide?
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