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Basal-cell carcinoma (BCC), also known as basal-cell cancer, basalioma [7] or rodent ulcer, [8] is the most common type of skin cancer. [2] It often appears as a painless raised area of skin, which may be shiny with small blood vessels running over it . [ 1 ]
Melanoma is the most dangerous type of skin cancer. [2] Globally, in 2012, it newly occurred in 232,000 people. [2] In 2015, 3.1 million people had active disease, which resulted in 59,800 deaths. [5] [6] Australia and New Zealand have the highest rates of melanoma in the world. [2]
Acral lentiginous melanoma (ALM) is a type of skin cancer. [6] It typically begins as a uniform brownish mark before becoming darker and wider with a blurred, irregular border. ALM is most frequently seen on the foot of a person with darker skin but can also be found in non-sun exposed areas such as the palms, soles, and under finger and ...
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]
Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer, globally accounting for at least 40% of cancer cases. [5] [20] The most common type is nonmelanoma skin cancer, which occurs in at least 2–3 million people per year. [6] [21] This is a rough estimate; good statistics are not kept. [1]
My radiation treatment happened over the course of just a few weeks, one grueling month. The treatments worked, but it didn’t last. The first time around, my remission period spanned almost ...
According to the American Cancer Society, symptoms include: Swollen breast or partial swelling. Dimpling of the breast skin that can look like an orange peel. Pain in the breast or nipple. An ...
It is a rare type of skin cancer, with a 2013 incidence of only 0.7 per 100,000 persons in the U.S. [56] As of 2005, roughly 2,500 new cases of MCC are diagnosed each year in the United States, [56] as compared to around 60,000 new cases of malignant melanoma and over 1 million new cases of nonmelanoma skin cancer. [57]