Skin Cancer Care for High Risk Patients
Medications that suppress the immune system may increase the odds of developing skin cancer. Learn how the Stanford High-Risk Skin Cancer Clinic helped one patient with advanced prevention and treatments.
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If you are at high risk for developing skin cancer due to an organ transplant or suppressed immune system, you need an advanced level of care. Our expert team catches skin cancers in the early stages, when they are easily treated. We believe in highly personalized care that involves carefully monitoring patients with early biopsies and frequent appointments. Our robust research program offers you access to clinical trials for melanoma, squamous cell skin cancer and basal cell carcinoma.
We offer specialized care with close follow-up and aggressive treatments for anyone at a high risk for developing skin cancer. You may be considered high risk if you have received an organ transplant, take immunosuppressive medications for any reason or have a personal history of recurrent skin cancers.
We specialize in treating:
At Stanford, we take skin cancers very seriously. We follow you closely to catch and treat suspicious skin lesions before they become cancerous.
What makes us unique is our approach to care. We:
Many medical and genetic conditions can put a person in the high-risk category for skin cancer. When you receive an organ transplant, you have a 60-times greater risk of developing a skin cancer than before you had surgery. Other risk factors for skin cancer include:
Medications that suppress the immune system may increase the odds of developing skin cancer. Learn how the Stanford High-Risk Skin Cancer Clinic helped one patient with advanced prevention and treatments.
Some medications required after transplant may increase odds of developing skin cancer. The Stanford High-Risk Skin Cancer Clinic offers advanced prevention, treatments, clinical trials and a tumor board.
Stanford Health Care is known worldwide for the advanced patient care provided by its doctors and staff. We also provide a wide range of guest services and amenities to our patients and visitors. Learn more about preparing for a hospital stay, billing and financial services, and our other support programs in Patients & Visitors.
We want to make your treatment as effective as possible. If you are a transplant candidate, contact us before your transplant surgery so we can evaluate your post-transplant risk level for skin cancer and prepare a treatment plan in coordination with your transplant team. Please ask us any questions you have — we want to make you comfortable and prepared.
We welcome referrals from other clinics and health care providers and want to assure you that we'll provide your patient with the same level of personal care you give them.
To request an appointment, call 650-723-6316