Melanoma & Skin Cancer Treatment Program

UPMC Hillman Cancer Center offers comprehensive diagnostic services, cutting-edge treatments, and supportive care to patients with melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers. In addition to the specialty care options available through the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center Melanoma and Skin Cancer Program, people also have access to a large network of community-based physicians.

At UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, patients receive personalized and coordinated treatment planning that incorporates the most advanced therapies and a range of cancer clinical trials for all phases of melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers – from the earliest precursors to the most advanced stages of this disease.

The program's multidisciplinary approach to patient care combines the expertise of specialists, including:

• Dermatology
• Medical oncology
• Pathology
• Radiation oncology
• Surgical oncology

Skin Cancer Treatment Strategies

Treatment strategies for skin cancer may include:

• Surgery
• Immunological, molecularly targeted and cytotoxic chemotherapy, and molecular therapy
• Radiation therapy including stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS)

Your treatment plan may involve one or a combination of treatments and clinical trials. Your oncologist will discuss treatment options with you and your family care physician, and together you can decide which treatment option may be appropriate.