Service Information
Skin cancer treatment at Ipswich Hospital
Skin cancer treatments
The treatments we will offer you vary according to the type of cancer you have and what stage it has reached.
Some of the treatments we offer at ESNEFT are described below. We will talk to you about any treatment we recommend and we are happy to answer any questions you have at any point during your treatment.
- cryotherapy for pre-malignant and malignant lesions
- topical 5-fluorouracil cream (Efudix), imiquimod cream for pre-malignant and malignant skin lesions
- photodynamic therapy for pre-malignant and malignant lesions
- excision of basal cell carcinoma (BCC), squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and melanoma (MM)
- wider excision of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and melanoma (MM)
- radiotherapy of skin tumours
- chemotherapy for metastatic skin cancers
- management of metastatic skin cancers
- access to palliative care
If you are awaiting a surgery date, please contact our secretarial team.
Skin cancer secretaries
01473 704 042If you have had surgery and are now waiting for a dressing review appointment or are experiencing wound problems, please contact us about your concerns.
You can contact the dermatology and plastic surgery nurses or the Macmillan skin cancer clinical nurse specialist.
Dermatology and plastic surgery nurses
Contact dermatology reception and ask to speak to a dermatology/plastic surgery nurse
01473 704 169Rachel Alexander, Macmillan skin cancer clinical nurse specialist
01473 704 717Specialist skin cancer centre in Norwich
Ipswich Hospital has specialist links with Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for additional treatment options. If necessary, we will refer you to them. The treatments they offer include:
- mohs micrographic surgery for basal cell carcinoma (BCC)
- lymph node dissection in appropriate patients
- isolated limb infusion (ILI), treatment with chemotherapy to the affected limb, patient specific
Clinical trials
Clinical trials aim to look at more effective treatments or to replace present treatments with ones that have fewer side effects.
Most of our studies in skin cancer are in melanoma.
The consultant or clinical nurse specialist will be able to give you details of current trials.