Skin Cancer
Title: Skin Cancer
Category: /Science & Technology/Biology
Details: Words: 767 | Pages: 3 (approximately 235 words/page)
Skin Cancer
Category: /Science & Technology/Biology
Details: Words: 767 | Pages: 3 (approximately 235 words/page)
Basal Cell Carcinoma Basal cell carcinoma is the most common form of skin cancer, and any cancer as well. It affects 800,000 Americans every year. Basal cell carcinoma is often referred to as BCC.
BCC is caused mostly by exposure to sunlight. The head, face, ears, and backs of hands are the most likely to have the cancer because they are the most exposed parts of the body in the sunlight. People are light skinned have
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amp;lt;Tab/> Nodular melanoma. This type is the most different from the other three. It penetrates the skin at the time it is first diagnosed. The malignancy is recognized when it becomes a bump. It is mostly blue, gray, white, brown, or red, but can also be skin color. It is most frequently located on the legs, arms, and in older people. This is found in 10-15 percent of all melanoma cases.