https://onlinecommunity.cancercouncil.com.au/t5/Treatments-and-side-effects/Radiation-for-skin-cancer/m-p/12969#M1690 Hi Kazcook, I haven't had radiation but I have had outpatient surgery on my back and on my head for non-melanoma skin cancer, with local anesthetic injected around the occurrences beforehand. The surgery wasn't particularly painful and I found the procedure quite interesting. Personally I'd prefer outpatient surgery rather than radiation because radiation might take several sessions and produce painful side-effects and has small risks of radiation damage associated with it. Freezing the affected area with dry ice is another option for some people. I've had a small mole removed by the freezing technique and that was very simple and I don't remember any pain associated with it. But it might involve several visits to get a large area done or they may feel your carcinoma is too big and well-developed for that kind of treatment. You can read about basal cell carcinoma and its treatment options on the internet eg here http://www.skincancer.org/skin-cancer-information/basal-cell-carcinoma and there are more links here http://bestcancersites.com/skin/ . Good luck whatever option you choose <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":slightly_smiling_face:">🙂</span> Ed. Sat, 22 Feb 2014 17:16:04 GMT Terrafirma 2014-02-22T17:16:04Z https://onlinecommunity.cancercouncil.com.au/t5/Treatments-and-side-effects/Radiation-for-skin-cancer/m-p/12968#M1689 Hi, I have a large Basal Cell Carcinoma on my scalp and am considering Radiation Therapy instead of Surgery as a treatment option. Is there anyone out there who has had Radiation for skin cancer, if so please share your experience?? Thu, 20 Feb 2014 06:36:24 GMT https://onlinecommunity.cancercouncil.com.au/t5/Treatments-and-side-effects/Radiation-for-skin-cancer/m-p/12968#M1689 kazcook 2014-02-20T06:36:24Z https://onlinecommunity.cancercouncil.com.au/t5/Treatments-and-side-effects/Radiation-for-skin-cancer/m-p/12969#M1690 Hi Kazcook, I haven't had radiation but I have had outpatient surgery on my back and on my head for non-melanoma skin cancer, with local anesthetic injected around the occurrences beforehand. The surgery wasn't particularly painful and I found the procedure quite interesting. Personally I'd prefer outpatient surgery rather than radiation because radiation might take several sessions and produce painful side-effects and has small risks of radiation damage associated with it. Freezing the affected area with dry ice is another option for some people. I've had a small mole removed by the freezing technique and that was very simple and I don't remember any pain associated with it. But it might involve several visits to get a large area done or they may feel your carcinoma is too big and well-developed for that kind of treatment. You can read about basal cell carcinoma and its treatment options on the internet eg here http://www.skincancer.org/skin-cancer-information/basal-cell-carcinoma and there are more links here http://bestcancersites.com/skin/ . Good luck whatever option you choose <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":slightly_smiling_face:">🙂</span> Ed. Sat, 22 Feb 2014 17:16:04 GMT https://onlinecommunity.cancercouncil.com.au/t5/Treatments-and-side-effects/Radiation-for-skin-cancer/m-p/12969#M1690 Terrafirma 2014-02-22T17:16:04Z