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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. Melanoma - Wikipedia

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    Melanoma is the most dangerous type of skin cancer; it develops from the melanin-producing cells known as melanocytes. [1] It typically occurs in the skin, but may rarely occur in the mouth, intestines, or eye (uveal melanoma). [1] [2] In women, melanomas most commonly occur on the legs; while in men, on the back. [2]

  5. Sebaceous carcinoma - Wikipedia

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    SGc accounts for approximately 0.7% of all skin cancers and 0.2 to 4.6% of all malignant cutaneous neoplasms. [2] Notable risk factors include age, gender, and race. [5] Over 98% of SGc occur in patients over the age of 40. [7] The mean age of diagnosis for periocular and extraocular SGc is around 67 years.

  6. 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.

  7. 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]

  8. File:Melanoma and other skin cancers world map - Death ...

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  9. Superficial spreading melanoma - Wikipedia

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    Superficial spreading melanoma (SSM) is a type of skin cancer that typically starts as an irregularly edged dark spot typically on sun-exposed part of the body. [2] [3] The colour may be variable with dark, light and reddish shades; occasionally no color at all. [2]