Skin Cancer Spotlight: Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma:  Early Detection & Prevention

Skin Cancer Spotlight: Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Early Detection & Prevention

May 12, 2026 · 27 min · Season 2 · Episode 36

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The episode discusses the dangers of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma and the importance of early detection and prevention.

Squamous cell carcinoma is the skin cancer most people shrug off until it stops playing by the rules. From the AOCD meeting in Orlando, I sit down with board-certified dermatologist and Mohs surgeon Dr. Carlos Gomez Mead to talk about why cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma can be far more dangerous than its reputation and why, on a population level, it can lead to more deaths than melanoma. We dig into what actually makes a squamous cell carcinoma “high risk” in real life: rapid growth, pain ...

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