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2. Cutaneous squamous-cell carcinoma - Wikipedia

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   Cutaneous squamous-cell carcinoma (cSCC), also known as squamous-cell carcinoma of the skin or squamous-cell skin cancer, is one of the three principal types of skin cancer, alongside basal-cell carcinoma and melanoma. [10] cSCC typically presents as a hard lump with a scaly surface, though it may also present as an ulcer. [1]

3. Skin cancer - Wikipedia

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   Of nonmelanoma skin cancers, about 80% are basal-cell cancers and 20% squamous-cell skin cancers. [14] Basal-cell and squamous-cell skin cancers rarely result in death. [6] In the United States, they were the cause of less than 0.1% of all cancer deaths. [1] Globally in 2012, melanoma occurred in 232,000 people and resulted in 55,000 deaths. [6]

4. 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 .

5. More than 6 million adults are treated for skin cancer each ...

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   Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer nationwide each year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says, as about 6.1 million adults are treated for basal cell and squamous ...

6. Is that mole melanoma? How to tell if a mole is cancerous or not

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   According to the American Academy of Dermatology, the two most common types of skin cancers are basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma. Skin cancer is usually caused by exposure to UV rays ...

7. Emory researcher sees promise in new treatment for common ...

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   While the vast majority of skin cancers are highly treatable when caught early, if left untreated they can become invasive, grow into deeper layers of the skin and spread to other parts of the body.

8. Sunburn turns deadly: Skin cancer scare provides reason to ...

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   The procedure is done and two days later I learn the biopsy confirmed I had squamous cell skin cancer. It’s not the worst type of cancer but it’s not good either. If not treated quickly, it ...

9. List of cutaneous conditions associated with increased risk ...

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   Conditions of or affecting the human integumentary system associated with increased risk of nonmelanoma skin cancer Condition Squamous-cell carcinoma Basal-cell carcinoma; Xeroderma pigmentosum + + Oculocutaneous albinism + + Epidermodysplasia verruciformis + Recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa + Ferguson–Smith syndrome + Muir–Torre ...