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Tag: cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma
Moffitt Researchers Identify Novel Therapeutic Targets in Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center want to devise better therapeutic strategies for patients with cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cuSCC) by improving their understanding of how the disease develops. In a new article published online ahead of print in the journal Cancer Research, Moffitt scientists report on their identification of potential therapeutic targets for cuSCC.
ASTRO issues new clinical guideline on radiation therapy for basal and squamous cell skin cancers
A new clinical guideline from ASTRO provides recommendations on the use of radiation therapy to treat patients diagnosed with the most common types of skin cancers. The guideline details when radiation treatments are appropriate as stand-alone therapy or following surgery for BCC and cSCC, and it suggests dosing and fractionation.