Skin cancer is the most common type of malignant disease diagnosed in horses, accounting for up 80% of all cancers diagnosed. Squamous-cell carcinoma, or SCC, is the second
Malignant conditions of the skin are the most common form of cancer worldwide. For example, in most of Europe and North America, skin cancer accounts for about one
Extramammary Paget’s disease (EMPD) is a rare, slow-growing, superficial form of skin cancer that occurs in the gland-bearing skin between the anus and the genitals in people over
One of the best ways to prevent skin cancer from developing in the first place is to eliminate precancerous skin conditions—those that have a propensity for developing into
There’s good evidence to support the use of topical PDT for superficial nonmelanoma skin cancer and precancerous conditions. Nevertheless, much less information exists on the implementation and outcomes
Topical photodynamic therapy, or PDT, involves applying a light-sensitizing cream on the skin. The sensitizer becomes concentrated in abnormal or damaged skin cells, rendering them vulnerable to destruction