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2. Skin cancer - Wikipedia

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   Skin cancer is the most commonly diagnosed form of cancer in humans. [11] [12] [13] There are three main types of skin cancers: basal-cell skin cancer (BCC), squamous-cell skin cancer (SCC) and melanoma. [1] The first two, along with a number of less common skin cancers, are known as nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC).

3. Cutaneous squamous-cell carcinoma - Wikipedia

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   Cutaneous squamous-cell carcinoma is the second-most common cancer of the skin (after basal-cell carcinoma, but more common than melanoma). It usually occurs in areas exposed to the sun. Sunlight exposure and immunosuppression are risk factors for SCC of the skin, with chronic sun exposure being the strongest environmental risk factor. [26]

4. Basal-cell carcinoma - Wikipedia

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   Basal-cell carcinoma is a common skin cancer and occurs mainly in fair-skinned patients with a family history of this cancer. Sunlight is a factor in about two-thirds of these cancers; therefore, doctors recommend sunscreens with at least SPF 30.

5. The 10 Most Common Types of Cancer in the United States - AOL

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   Reader's DigestWays to Help a Loved One Who Has CancerWhen a friend or relative is diagnosed with cancer, you want to do whatever you can to make them comfortable. Although new cases of cancer may ...

6. Squamous-cell carcinoma - Wikipedia

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   Squamous-cell carcinoma (SCC), also known as epidermoid carcinoma, comprises a number of different types of cancer that begin in squamous cells. [1] These cells form on the surface of the skin, on the lining of hollow organs in the body, and on the lining of the respiratory and digestive tracts. [1]

7. Barstool's Dave Portnoy had basal cell carcinoma removed ...

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   Having light skin, a history of skin cancer and being over the age of 50 are among the factors that can increase your risk, according to the Skin Cancer Foundation. However, dermatologists report ...

8. List of cancer types - Wikipedia

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   The following is a list of cancer types. Cancer is a group of diseases that involve abnormal increases in the number of cells, with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body. [1] Not all tumors or lumps are cancerous; benign tumors are not classified as being cancer because they do not spread to other parts of the body. [1]

9. How to Tell the Difference Between Sunspots and Skin Cancer - AOL

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   Sunspots are also called solar lentigos, liver spots (although they have nothing to do with your liver) or age spots. ... The Skin Cancer Foundation also recommends getting any lesion the size of ...