Skin Cancer Prognosis and Recurrence Risk: What You Need to Know

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[00:00:00]What about the prognosis and risk of recurrence? Well, it depends on the cancer type, depth and stage, and lymph node involvement.

[00:00:08]Basal cell carcinoma has excellent prognosis. Squamous cell carcinoma has a small but a real metastatic risk.

[00:00:17]Melanoma prognosis varies widely, but early stage disease is highly curable.

[00:00:23]Once you've had one skin cancer, your risk for another is higher, so lifelong surveillance actually matters. Skin cancer is common, but it is also one of the most preventable and treatable cancers when managed correctly. If