Advance in treating skin cancer

According to the American Cancer Society, skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the US, accounting for more than 50% of all cancers and 10,000 deaths annually; in terms of incidence skin cancer is more common than all other cancers combined. It also has the fastest growing incidence of all cancers, increasing by 6-7% per annum.
Skin cancer is divided into two general types: non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC), and melanoma skin cancer. Melanoma is a relatively rare and very aggressive cancer; although accounting for only 4% of all skin cancers, melanoma causes more than 80% of skin cancer related deaths. Peplin is focused on non-melanoma skin cancer and primarily basal cell carcinoma, the most common form of skin cancer.
more here