Basal Cell Cancer Overview [Dermatology]

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07/11/23

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This video discusses the basal cell skin cancer and its different levels as well as treatment options.

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Partial Video Transcript:

"Today's video we're going to talk about basal-cell cancers, and basal-cell cancers are the most common type of cancer out there. In fact, there's more basal-cell cancers than all the other cancers combined.

Now while basal-cell cancers have a very low chance of spreading internally, spreading to other organs, what we call metastasizing, they are still cancers and they still need to be respected and dealt with promptly. Because basal-cell cancers will get more and more locally destructive, and wreak havoc on the area in which it's growing.

So, basal-cell cancers are formed from chronic UV damage that accumulates over a lifetime. And once you've had one basal-cell cancer, you have an increased chance of having more types of skin cancer, so it's vitally important that you look yourself over every month to make sure that nothing is new, changing, growing or simply not healing. One of the biggest signs of a basal-cell cancer on your skin is a spot that you think is a pimple, but that pimple simply won't go away. In other words, all of us get pimples from time to time, but these guys heal within a week or two..."

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Dr. Reagan Anderson is Board Certified Dermatologist and a Mohs Micrographic Surgeon.

Education & Credentials:

• Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine
• American Osteopathic Association Approved Internship, Family Practice
Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton
• Undersea/Diving Medical Officer, UMO/DMO
Naval Undersea Medical Institute
• Master of Christian Studies
Regent College
• Master of Public Health
School of Health Management, ATSU
• Dermatology Residency
Michigan State University/Oakwood Southshore Medical Center
• Board Certified Dermatologist
American Osteopathic Board of Dermatology
• Fellow Member of the American Society of Mohs Surgeons
• Certificate of Added Qualification for Mohs Surgery
American Osteopathic Board of Dermatology
• Assistant Professor of Dermatology
Rocky Vista University
• USMC First Reconnaissance Battalion Surgeon (former)

Practice Information:
Colorado Dermatology Institute
Colorado Springs, CO
http://www.coderm.com