Types of skin cancer
The most recent
statistics on cancer of the skin are very alarming. Over the past 31 years,
people have suffered skin cancer longer than all other cancers combined. In
addition, it has more than new cases of skin cancer diagnosed each year
compared to the diagnosis of cancer of the breast, colon, lung and prostate
cancer combined. One of the main reasons for this increase in cases of skin
cancer in recent history is because there are many different types of skin cancer.
Basal Cell Carcinoma
Basal cell
carcinoma is a type of cancer of the skin which usually occurs. According to
recent statistics, it will be 30% of the whites a basal cell cancer of the skin
contract in a lifetime.
In 80% of cases
of basal cell carcinoma, basal cell cancer found on the head and neck of the
patient. Unfortunately, the number of cases of basal cell carcinomas seems to
be on the rise in recent years.
They occur In
two-thirds of the cases of basal cell carcinoma on areas of the body that have
received too much exposure to the Sun.In the other third are cases found in
areas that do not receive as much of the Sun, which indicates that people who
are genetically susceptible to cancer cell basal-cell carcinomas also can get.
Basal cell carcinomas can come in different forms:
A red patch
similar to Eczema
Thickening of the
skin or scar tissue
A shiny, pearly
nodule
Only a biopsy can
confirm if you have the basal cell carcinoma or not. Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Squamous cell
carcinoma is another type of skin cancer that often occurs in people.
Epithelium covers many internal and external surfaces, and it can also be
modified to form glandular tissue structures.
Squamous cell
carcinoma is usually caused by mutations in the Ectodermal and endodermal cells
that line the cavities of the body. This usually leads to attacking various
tissues and organs, including the mouth, lips, skin, lungs, prostate, bladder
and esophagus. Squamous Cell Carcinoma will begin as a small nodule and widens
over time. Squamous Cell Carcinoma often occurs in areas that too much exposure
to the Sun, including on the back of the hands, lips or scalp. A primary
difference between squamous cell carcinoma and basal cell carcinoma is that
this squamous cell carcinoma is more likely to spread from one body to another
body, also known as "metastases".
Melanoma
The deadliest
form of skin cancer is melanoma. Every 62 minutes, someone dies of
Melanoma-either almost 24 people a day, more than 700 people a month, more than
8,000 people per year. Melanoma is now the most common cancer in young adults
aged 25 to 29 years to the the second most common cancer for all young people
aged 15 to 29 years old.
Melanoma is a
type of skin cancer that not as often as other types of skin cancer (only about
5% of all skin cancer cases. 5 happens), but when this happens, it usually
leads to more serious consequences (more than 75% of all deaths caused by skin
cancer5) in particular, though detected and treated.
Melanoma can only
affect your skin, or it can spread to your bones and organs. It can occur as a
result of excessive exposure to the Sun's ultraviolet rays, causing the normal
to abnormal skin cells. These abnormal cells continue to grow quickly and
spread over your body, attacking the tissues they encounter.
The usual sign of
Melanoma is a skin growth, change in a mole or birthmark. They are usually
defined by a mole flat black or Brown that irregular borders, leading to an
asymmetric or irregular shape in appearance. Melanomas are often ¼ inch or
larger in appearance on your skin. Again, only a skin biopsy can determine with
certainty if you have melanoma or not.
Neuro-endocrine (Merkel cell carcinoma)
Neuroendocrine
(also known as Merkel cell carcinoma) is a rare form of cancer of the skin that
is often as a bluish-red lump or flesh-colored (tumor) is displayed.
Neuroendocrine usually quickly spreads to other parts of the body. Treatment
for this type of cancer of the skin to a large extent will depend on or not of
neuro-endocrine, which has spread beyond the skin or not.
Early detection
of skin cancer is essential to your survival and fewer complications