Skin neoplasms (also known as skin cancer ) are skin growths with differing causes and varying degrees of malignancy. The three most common malignant skin cancers are basal cell cancer , squamous cell cancer , and melanoma , each of which is named after the type of skin cell from which it arises. Skin cancer generally develops in the epidermis (the outermost layer of skin), so a tumor can usually be seen. This means that it is often possible to detect skin cancers at an early stage. Unlike many other cancers, including those originating in the lung , pancreas , and stomach , only a small minority of those affected will actually die of the disease, though it can be disfiguring. Melanoma survival rates are poorer than for non-melanoma skin cancer, although when melanoma is diagnosed at an early stage, treatment is easier and more people survive. Skin cancer is the most commonly diagnosed type of cancer. Melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers combined are more common than lung , breast , colorectal , and prostate cancer . Melanoma is less common than both basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma, but it is the most serious — for example, in the UK there were over 11,700 new cases of melanoma in 2008, and over 2,000 deaths. It is the second most common cancer in young adults aged 15–34 in the UK. Most cases are caused by over-exposure to UV rays from the sun or sunbeds . Non-melanoma skin cancers are the most common skin cancers. The majority of these are basal cell carcinomas. These are usually localized growths caused by excessive cumulative exposure to the sun and do not tend to spread.
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I woke up one morning and did not notice any XXXXXXX on my arm, half way through the day I noticed two red patches on my forearm. The bigger of the two had a small bite/blister looking spot in the middle of it but it went away after two/three...
I have a flesh coloured mole on my forehead that seems to have fallen off. It filled with clear fluid, got a scab and is now gone. Should I go to see a doctor?
Brown spots on face and body, using UV Avo sunscreen for the last 1 year and exposure to sun is minimal, but still its increasing
hey my name is XXXXXXX . i started my period on the 3rd and end on the 5th and it was brownish/pimkish.on the 6 7 8 i started spotting for a little bit.. IN ON THE 7 I HAD A HURTBURN..
i have two moles im worried about, one is new, it has developed in the last year, the other was colerless and has now started turning brown with a darker spot in the middle, the new one had funky edges, the fade in color untill its the same as my...
I had 2 sentinel lymph nodes removed from the groin after excision of a melanoma. Now can I best prevent getting a seroma.
i am 30 years old, which is the best organic day moisturiser with sun protection for normal skin ? please provide product names
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I am a 54 year old, light-skinned female who has not spent alot of time in the sun. While I was burned a few times as a a teenager, I've used sunblock and have avoided the sun most of my life. I...
The skin directly covering(hood) my clitorals is bleeding, itching, and painful. should i be worried?
A mole on my back that looks new, I was sunburnt badly on holiday this summer and was worried.
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User : from last one year m noticing so many red moles on my body. what would be the reason of that.
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User : 2 days ago we visited an elderly friend and he had showed us that his skin cancer on his face was coming back. He had a spot in the corner of his mouth where you would usually find a cold sour. I kind of think he had another smaller spot or...
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User : I wanted to know abt this black patch on my temple
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dear Dr, to start with i had medium- fair complxn b4..i m living in chennai.. due to sun exposure i became tanned & lost the glow on my face ..m using kojivit,melaglow & glyco 6 & lotus spf 40 daily..kojivit whn used alone gave gud result..i have few pits on my cheeks left by pimples ..its reducing with kojivit..is it safe??. pls suggest some...
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Hello, I am 32 years old female and I have been observing new moles on my hands, feet , chest and face for over a year now. The new moles are darker in color compared to most of my original moles. Also two of my original moles are slightly bulged out (not flat as they sued to be). And two of my original moles seem like gradually fading away. All...
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I had surgery on my face for skin cancer the first part of October at which time the doctor did a flap procedure. The scar runs from the middle of my eyebrows, down the side of my nose and then in a fish hook type look to the top of my nose where the actual cancer was. The scar is very sensitive especially because I have to wear glasses and the...
Recently I noticed I have a circle about the size of a dime on my inner thigh. It looks like a birthmark , but I have never had a birthmark here or anywhere else. I haven t gotten any sun down there in a long, long time, and this has come out in the last several weeks. There is no itching or discomfort, but it seems weird to me that I would...
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Every now and then this one mole on my arm hurts. The mole doesn t look any differnt than what it usually is like, but it seems to be bumpy. And then on my other arm my skin just started hurting, with nothing there. I m not sure why this is happening?
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Hello, I ve been having a small part of my skin turning black and is spreading slowly. It was small at first, but now it is getting larger and larger at a slow pace. I think it s been around half a year by now. It is on my thigh. It sometimes gets itchy. When I squeeze it, it is numbness. I am wondering, is this a type of cancer? And do you...
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Hi, I am having two issues: 1. I am getting lot of moles , small, flat & tiny on my face (around 20) & body (majorly chest area). 2. I have black spots on my tongue . Neither have any itching or any other problem. How can I get rid of them. Thanks, Mukta
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I have a small white bump on my forearm . It s very white and can be seen from a distance. I ve actually tried to remove it and it grows back. It takes awhile to form again and remains a sore , then goes back to bright white. My skin around it seems to change, at times it s dry. Im a 48 yr old female that doesn t see a dr too often. People are...
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Okay my daughter is two yrs old, she was perfect when she was born but had a huge head, when she was about 6months old she started getting this light brown, raised, splotchy, bumpy thing on her side, when i took her to the derm. he said it was a linear mole. Well now it is spreading across her hip (gotten larger) and now there is a tiny spot...
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