Skin Oncology Program
The Skin Oncology Program was established in 1988. The Skin Oncology Program provides education and care for skin cancer patients, as well as teaching and training opportunities for residents and fellows, respectively. The Skin Oncology Program occupies 800 square feet on the 8th floor of the Doctors Office Building of Boston Medical Center and has 3 treatment units at the Moakley Cancer. The Director of the Skin Oncology Program, Marie-France Demierre, MD, FRCPC, is a member of the Boston Medical Center’s Cancer Research Center, a National Cancer Institute approved comprehensive Cancer Center, a member of the International Society for Cutaneous Lymphomas and of the World Health Organization Melanoma Programme. Dr. Demierre has extensive experience in caring for skin cancer patients and in the conduct of clinical trials.
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The Skin Oncology Program provides comprehensive care for patients with pigmented lesions, and/or melanomas, including education, counseling, surgical treatment and adjuvant therapy if needed. All melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers patients are followed regularly in the Skin Oncology clinics.
The Skin Oncology Program also provides specialized expertise and care for patients with cutaneous lymphoproliferative disorders or cutaneous lymphomas, including education, diagnosis, staging, treatment (single and combination therapies) and extracorporeal photopheresis. Extracorporeal photopheresis is a FDA approved treatment for cutaneous T-cell lymphoma patients. The Skin Oncology Program has been providing these treatments to patients in Boston, for over a decade and recently acquired the newest technology, 2 new UVAR XTS photopheresis instruments: These new instruments minimize side effects and decrease the total treatment time.
For more information about extracorporeal photopheresis, please contact:
Photopheresis coordinator:
Marsha Stevens, RN, BSN
(617) 638-7629
Skin Oncology Fellow:
(617) 638-7628
Cindy Yee-Lin (617) 414-1366
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