| Skin cancer | |
|---|---|
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| A basal-cell skin cancer. Note the pearly appearance and telangiectasia. | |
| Specialty | Oncology and dermatology |
| Symptoms | Basal-cell: painless raised area of skin that may be shiny with small blood vessel running over it or ulceration[1] Squamous-cell: hard lump with a scaly top[2] Melanoma: mole that has changed in size, shape, color, or has irregular edges[3] |
| Types | Basal-cell skin cancer (BCC), squamous-cell skin cancer (SCC), melanoma[1] |
| Causes | Ultraviolet radiation from the Sun or tanning beds[4] |
| Risk factors | Light skin, poor immune function[1][5] |
| Diagnostic method | Tissue biopsy[3] |
| Prevention | Decreasing exposure to ultraviolet radiation, sunscreen[6][7] |
| Treatment | Surgery, radiation therapy, fluorouracil[1] |
| Frequency | 5.6 million (2015)[8] |
| Deaths | 111,700 (2015)[9] |
| Skin cancer | |
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|
| A basal-cell skin cancer. Note the pearly appearance and telangiectasia. | |
| Specialty | Oncology and dermatology |
| Symptoms | Basal-cell: painless raised area of skin that may be shiny with small blood vessel running over it or ulceration[1] Squamous-cell: hard lump with a scaly top[2] Melanoma: mole that has changed in size, shape, color, or has irregular edges[3] |
| Types | Basal-cell skin cancer (BCC), squamous-cell skin cancer (SCC), melanoma[1] |
| Causes | Ultraviolet radiation from the Sun or tanning beds[4] |
| Risk factors | Light skin, poor immune function[1][5] |
| Diagnostic method | Tissue biopsy[3] |
| Prevention | Decreasing exposure to ultraviolet radiation, sunscreen[6][7] |
| Treatment | Surgery, radiation therapy, fluorouracil[1] |
| Frequency | 5.6 million (2015)[8] |
| Deaths | 111,700 (2015)[9] |
