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The demand for indigo in the 19th century is indicated by the fact that in 1897, 7,000 km 2 (2,700 sq mi) were dedicated to the cultivation of indican-producing plants, mainly in India. By comparison, the country of Luxembourg is 2,586 km 2 (998 sq mi). [1] In Europe, indigo remained a rare commodity throughout the Middle Ages.
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).
Melanoma is a group of serious skin cancers that arise from pigment cells (melanocytes); acral lentiginous melanoma is a kind of lentiginous [8] skin melanoma. [6] ALM makes up less than 5% of all melanomas, but is considered the most common subtype in people with darker skin and is rare in people with lighter skin types. [9]
Cancer Research UK has recently warned that skin cancer cases are set to rise by half by 2040
Florida dermatologists say the skin cancer that killed Jimmy Buffett is becoming more common in the Sunshine State and urge residents to look out for a few unique features. While rare, the ...
Merkel cell carcinoma accounts for fewer than 1% of all skin cancers — but when it metastasizes it often turns deadly.
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]
Jimmy Buffett’s cause of death was Merkel cell carcinoma, a rare form of skin cancer that grows aggressively and spreads quickly to other parts of the body, according to an obituary posted to ...